While the rest of the world is waiting for the HTC Touch Pro2, US Cellular is launching the HTC Touch Pro today. Talk about being late for the party!

Note that the image shown is the GSM version of the handset, I believe the CDMA version which US Cellular carries sports more curves on the corners. Functionality-wise, they’re pretty much the same.

The main selling point of the HTC Touch Pro compared to other Windows Mobile devices is its five-row QWERTY keyboard. Other handsets usually require a function key in order to be able to type numbers using the QWERTY, but the HTC Touch Pro has a dedicated row for that. Sweet!

The HTC Touch Pro is available on US Cellular for $249.99 (with a two-year contract) after a $70 mail-in rebate.

Don’t hold your breath about US Cellular releasing the HTC Touch Pro2 anytime soon!

[via PhoneArena]