HTC Touch Pro (aka Raphael) now Official

HTC Touch Pro (aka Raphael) now Official. HTC Raphael was officially announced as HTC Touch Pro. This super-phone sports a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, it runs Windows Mobile 6.1 featuring HTC's TouchFLO 3D interface, and it's powered by Qualcomm's MSM7201A 528 MHz CPU. The smartphone also features a 3.2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, microSD memory expansion slot, 288 MB of RAM coupled with 512MB of ROM, 2.8-inch VGA screen, including HSDPA, GPS, WiFi. It's much thicker than HTC Touch Diamond.

The 18.05mm thick device weighs 165 grams. HTC Touch Pro is set to hit Europe in "late summer", North and Latin American versions are promised for later in 2008.