For a start the device looks pretty cool in its black finish and its dimensions have been slimmed down a touch, as it now measures 112x59x19mm and weighs 190g with the battery.

Inside the box you get a Stereo headset (which uses the USB connector), AC Adaptor, USB cable, user manual, getting started disc and a leather pouch.

Dotted around the sides of the unit you will find your power button, camera, job wheel for faster navigation of the menus and Dictaphone button.

At the base you get a USB port which is used to connect the device to your computer, mains supply or supplied propriety headphones.

Interestingly just below the front phone and joy pad buttons is the slot for your microSD card, which makes it much easier to gain access.

When you slide out the keypad the sim-card slot is underneath, so you don't have to take the back cover off.

Now onto the keyboard itself, HTC have listened to the feed back from the original criticisms and have improved it in several ways. For one the screen can now tilt back and will automatically rotate to landscape mode, so you can easily type and gain a better view of the screen at the same time.

Secondly the keys are more responsive and a joy to use, it’s one of the best PDA thumbpads we have come across.

Its Internals have also been upgraded, you have the same style interface as seen on the HTC touch, though you don’t get the same animated effect it still looks smart and grants you faster access to key programs on your device.

The operating system is now handled by WM6 and includes the new versions of Office and Windows Messenger, IE and Windows Media Player.

We could play, music, videos without any problems and the device ran perfectly during general use (Its Qualcomm MSM 7200, 400Mhz was well up to the task) and its 240 x 320 display was vibrant and clear.

For memory you get a 256MB ROM and 128MB ram which will at least gives you more of a chance to run programs without the need for an expansion card.

Connectivity options are all there to, you have Quad Band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, 3G and HSDPA for 3.6Mbps download speeds - sim dependant of course.

This is joined by dual Wi-FI 802.11 b/g for connecting up to Wi-Fi hot spots or home/company routers. It’s dead easy to connect as well thanks to the easy to use Communications Manager, which is also handles the Bluetooth setup options.

Around the back of the unit you will notice a GPS antenna connector, the inclusion of a GPS receiver is becoming common place now and it’s a real bonus to have this feature included.

Of course you will need your own mapping software but there are plenty around and the retail version does come with a TomTom Navigator Taster (requires you to pay for the maps but gives you the software.

The GPS function is joined by a QuickGPS fix to speed up the acquisition time, but we can't vouch for its speed as we did not have any spare SatNav software lying around.

Plus as the screen does not have an antiglare coating you may find that whilst driving it picks up your reflection a touch - but its a small price to pay for the inclusion of the GPS receiver.

The camera boasts two lenses, one on the front for 3G video calls and one of the back for regular pics/videos. At 3MP it does take some nice images and its shot time is around 3 seconds, which includes the focus time. The only drawback is the lack of flash support, which makes it useless for low light condition shots.

Battery life from the 1,350mAh battery will give you up to 350hours standby for UMTS, up to 360hours for GSM, up to 264mins talk time for UMTS, up to 420mins talk time for GSM and 120mins for video calls.