HTC Polaris / HTC Touch Cruise / HTC P3650 / O2 XDA Orbit II Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 472 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the connectivity. The size also impresses, but many are less positive about the reception.

Connectivity, Size, Appearance, Interface

Reception, Battery

Reviewers rate this product 76/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other Cell Phones, the HTC Polaris / HTC Touch Cruise / HTC P3650 / O2 XDA Orbit II is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 89/100 = Very Godd quality.

The HTC Touch Cruise made its debut way back in November 2007, and unfortunately, it never found its way to the United States. However, being a glutton of punishment and out of pure curiosity, we got our hands on an unlocked version of the Windows ...

Overview What's good: small and very pocketable, cool form factor, Footprints, 3.2 MP cam with geo-tagging, D-pad doubles as scroll wheel, TouchFLO, A-GPS, Wi-Fi, bluetooth, 3G.What's bad: Windows Mobile experience. TouchFLO helps a lot in this regard ...

An unlocked brother to the HTC Touch series phones, the HTC Touch Cruise ($550, unlocked, as of 4/9/2009) has an eye-catching look and a beautifully designed touch interface. But like the other HTC phones we've tested, the Cruise suffers from sluggish ...

Gorgeous touch interface Lightweight and slim design

Spotty call quality Performance sometimes sluggish

The HTC Cruise impresses with its gorgeous display and variety of multimedia features. But like other HTC Touch phones we've seen, the Cruise's touch interface gets is bogged down by Windows Mobile, which makes for a sometimes frustrating experience

HTC has wowed us recently with top of the line offerings such as the Diamond and Touch HD, and smartphones are penetrating the consumer market at impressive rates. The reality is that not ......

Great form-factor, Excellent phone performance, Good GPS integration, Snappy, easy to use interface

Would have liked to see a VGA screen

There are a lot of things to like about this new Touch Cruise. It may not be the flashiest device HTC offers, but it more than makes up for it with solid all-around performance. The integration of GPS services is slick; TomTom is one of the best ...

The HTC Touch Cruise offers a great alternative for those who want to stand on the edge of popularity.

One of the most prolific makers of smartphones and PDAs, HTC, has been bringing out a slew of devices onto the Australian market.  Today we will be reviewing the Touch Cruise which is a GSM phone (not suited, however, for the NextG network). One of ...

The Touch Cruise is HTC's latest release in the region and is more of a PDA than a smartphone, as is evident by the lack of a keypad.

Interface looks great and is intuitive to use, quick performer, good battery life, control wheel works well.

Lacks a flash for its camera, body retains fingerprints.

Overall a well-rounded device that suffers from only a few setbacks. Look past these however and you'll find the Touch Cruise intuitive to use and quite well stacked in terms of features. It's not too shabby on the performance front either.