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Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/22/orange_ships_htc_dual/

Orange unpeels HTC Touch Dual

By James Sherwood
Published Thursday 22nd November 2007 09:02 GMT

HTC’s Touch Dual smartphone has finally landed in the UK, slightly later than anticipated. However, it has appeared though - as expected - on Orange.

HTC Touch Dual
HTC's Touch Dual

The handset has cropped up on Orange’s UK website (http://shop.orange.co.uk/shop/show/handset/htc_touch_dual/detail/pay_monthly), with a lovely free price tag – provided you sign a £35-a-month contract with the network operator.

It was originally thought (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10/01/hd_launches_touch_dual/) that the Touch Dual would go on sale across Europe at the end of October, initially through Orange.

The Dual doesn’t have Wi-Fi connectivity, but does provide HSDPA ‘super 3G’ high-speed download technology and Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR). It’s a tri-band GSM/GPRS/Edge handset and has a front-facing camera suitable for video calls, displayed on its 2.6in display.