Sprint announces the HTC Touch Pro to be available on October 26th. We already reported in September that Sprint will bring this versatile Windows smartphone with its slideout keyboard.
The HTC Touch Pro features a touchscreen and a slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard. Features of the HTC Touch Pro include 2.8 inch VGA touch-screen, TouchFLO 3D user interface, 3.2MP camera, GPS, HSDPA, Wi-fi, Bluetooth and TV Out.
On the HTC Touch Pro Windows Mobile 6.1 is running on a Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 MHz CPU. The HTC Touch Pro is priced at $299.99 with a two-year subscriber agreement, after a $100 mail-in-rebate and a $25-or-higher data add-on or Everything plan with data. Customers will be able to purchase the device in select national retailers beginning the week of Oct. 26th and in all Sprint sales channels, including online at the Sprint site, 1-800-SPRINT1 and Sprint Stores, on November 2nd.

Key HTC Touch Pro Specifications

• Size: 4.17 (L) x 2.05(W) x 0.70 (D)
• Weight: 5.3 ounces
• Connectivity: CDMA 2000 1X/EVDO Rev.A/1xRTT and IS-95A/B voice or data. Dual band (800 and 1900 MHz)
• Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Display: 2.8-inch VGA touch screen
• Camera: 3.2MP, with autofocus, flash and video calling
• Internal memory: 512 MB flash, 288 MB RAM
• Expansion slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible); supports up to 16 GB
• Keyboard: Slide-out five-row QWERTY keyboard
• Bluetooth: v2.0 with A2DP support (Stereo Bluetooth)
• Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• GPS: GPS/AGPS
• Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
• Battery: 1340 mAh
• Talk time: 250 minutes
• Chipset: Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz