The phone is developed by the High Tech Computer Corporation of Taiwan and is similar in looks to previously released HTC Touch HD.
It is the first phone from the HTC Touch Family to incorporate GSM & WiMAX technology.
The phone was only offered for the Russian market, specifically for the Yota network[2] which was operated in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Ufa, Sochi and Krasnodar.
The phone was expected to be released in April 2009 in the UK.
Recommended retail price was 25900 rubles (about 816 US dollars or €580 (based on the exchange rate at that time)), according to Yota's official website[4]