It has been seen around the world as an iPhone pretender, but quite frankly I don’t think that’s the case at all. The HTC Touch most likely began as a concept around about the time Sony SPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPAMSPAM launched their P910i Smartphone with a similar touch screen interface way back in 2005.
Like many things in the technology world, the perfect product usually takes several generations (don’t tell Apple Inc.), however the HTC Touch has quite impressed me even if it is the first in this genre for HTC.