14 DAY TRIAL // HTC has just gone over the 1 million borderline in its HTC Touch phone sales at the end of October. The producer has high expectations for this handset from now on as well, especially now that it comes in several versions to increase diversity.
HTC Touch has been seen at its release as the device most worthy of the "iPhone killer" status. Since then, other evolved handsets have come out on the market, packed with higher performances and even greater potential. Still, the iPhone managed to cross its 1 million sold units line only 74 days after its release, while it took HTC Touch almost five months since it hit the market. The difference is great, but the iPhone is a special case, as it managed to reach one of the highest popularity rates in the history of mobile phones.
Now that HTC Touch managed to reach highly impressive sales, the producer plans to target its efforts on future releases. HTC is already in talks with Google as part of the Open Platform Alliance and plans to use Google's new Android platform on up to three devices in the second half of next year.
The handset's producer also plans on collaborating with Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) to make the best of developing phones based on Google's Android mobile Operating System. "Noting that CHT and HTC have been cooperating in the manufacture of customized handsets, CHT's participation in the development of Android-based handsets will bring the cooperation of the two companies to an even higher level", said CHT chairman Tan Hochen.
HTC Touch's time has not passed yet, as the producer still expects high sale rates from the device in the future. The producer expects to reach 1.5-1.8 million sold units by the end of this year. It also looks to reach a 20 percent growth in handset shipments throughout next year.