HTC Touch Diamond review: Geek's best friend
We called it a game for the Diamond and Omnia but the crowd is still on their feet, so there we go with the HTC Diamond's lap of honor. The latest HTC squad member, HTC Touch Diamond, might as well be starting a new era for Microsoft OS-powered mobiles.
Never before has Windows Mobile looked this sharp, nor has it been as feature-loaded. Gem-inspired design, VGA screen, GPS and a built-in accelerometer might just be enough to get WinMo fans exited but the HTC Touch Diamond reaches beyond. A usable 3 megapixel camera and the latest edition of the TouchFLO UI are running on the brand new 6.1 version of the Windows Mobile Professional OS. And all that is packed into a package that's as compact as they get.
We already saw the Diamond in action - and up against some cutthroat competition. It now has the spotlight all to itself and we're about to see if it's got the diamond-hard performance to become a true blockbuster.
HTC Touch Diamond official photos
Key features
2.8" 65K-color VGA display
TouchFLO 3D Home screen and gesture controls
4 GB of internal storage
Wi-Fi
Qualcomm MSM7201A 528 Mhz CPU and 192 MB DDR SDRAM
Dedicated graphics chip (64MB RAM reserved for graphics)
HSDPA 7.2Mbps
Built-in GPS receiver
Standout design
Compact and lightweight
Stereo FM radio with RDS
3.15 MP auto focus camera
Active magnetic stylus
Touch-sensitive scroll wheel
MS Office Mobile document editor
Opera 9.5 web browser
Standard miniUSB slot and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
Comes with the amusing Teeter game
YouTube client
Excellent video playback performance
Main disadvantages:
Poor battery life
Fingerprint nightmare
Average sunlight legibility
No memory card slot
Questionable build quality
Tri-band GSM support only
No TV out port
No standard 3.5mm audio jack
Back panel design has negative impact on usability and camera image quality
Back panel finish started to wear off in a few weeks of usage
Limited scroll wheel usage
It's rather hard to find a Windows mobile device to boast the same extras as the Diamond and be just as pocket-friendly. The compact size of the HTC Touch Diamond and the VGA screen are its best ammo in the market share war.
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