5.3 out of 10

HTC Touch Diamond

First seen: 11 march 2008

Information found in: from 171 sources in 32 countries.

Best Price: $399

  • User Score (558)
    7.2 7.2 from 558 reviewers
  • Expert Score (52)
    6.9 6.9 from 52 reviewers
  • Design (76)
    6.1 6.1 from 76 reviewers
  • Value for money (27)
    4.7 4.7 from 27 reviewers
  • Features (24)
    5.3 5.3 from 24 reviewers
  • Ease of use (36)
    4.9 4.9 from 36 reviewers
  • Performance (7)
    4.1 4.1 from 7 reviewers
  • Sound quality (50)
    5.6 5.6 from 50 reviewers
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Pros & Cons

  • great hardware gorgeous screen, size weight, rich feature package, beautiful screen, touchflo 3d interface
  • poor pc connectivity, but the start, battery life, fi around 4, web navigation poor

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  • GPS Capability: Built in GPS Receiver aGPS
  • Processor: 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7200
  • Network Type: GSM 900 GSM 1800 GSM 1900 GPRS EDGE WCDMA HSDPA 2100
  • Style: Candy Bar, Smartphone, Touch Screen
  • Design: Mobile
  • Screen Size (Diagonal): 2.8 inch

HTC Touch Diamond

The HTC Touch Diamond combines hi-tech prowess with intuitive usability and in a simple minimal design. Its housing is of a stunning formation of brushed metal and flawless faceted edges, measuring 102 mm x 51 mm x 11.35 mm (L x W x T), weighing approximately 110 g including the battery.

Features

The HTC Touch Diamond runs on a Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528 MHz processor and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system. In terms of memory, the HTC Touch Diamond has a 256 MB …

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HTC Touch Diamond

The HTC Touch Diamond combines hi-tech prowess with intuitive usability and in a simple minimal design. Its housing is of a stunning formation of brushed metal and flawless faceted edges, measuring 102 mm x 51 mm x 11.35 mm (L x W x T), weighing approximately 110 g including the battery.

Features

The HTC Touch Diamond runs on a Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528 MHz processor and Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system. In terms of memory, the HTC Touch Diamond has a 256 MB ROM and 192 MB DDR SDRAM, 4 GB worth of internal storage. As for the display, it is of a 2.8 inch TFT LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with VGA resolution. Supported networks include HSDPA/ WCDMA of 900 / 2100 MHz wit up to 384 kbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds, Tri-band GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE of 900/ 1800/ 1900 MHz. Its device control is in the form of TouchFLO 3D and Touch-sensitive navigation control. The HTC Touch Diamond is GPS and A-GPS ready. It can be connected via Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g and HTC ExtUSB 11 pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one. The main camera is of 3.2 mega pixel with auto focus whereas the second camera is a VGA CMOS colour camera. The HTC Touch Diamond runs on rechargeable Lithium-ion or Lithium-ion polymer battery with a capacity of 900 mAh which provides talk time of up to 270 minutes for WCDMA and up to 330 minutes for GSM as well as standby time of up to 396 hours for WCDMA and up to 285 hours for GSM as well as 145 minutes of video call time for WCDMA.

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Reviews of HTC Touch Diamond

  1. HTC Touch Diamond

    Reviewer: ZDNet
    15 July 2008
    Overall 7
    6.7
     

    The Touch Diamond is a compelling prospect on paper, but the reality is, unfortunately, considerably less appealing. Read more

  2. HTC Touch Diamond - A Sparkling Preview

    Reviewer: Hardware Zone
    2 October 2008

    The Touch Diamond, as we have seen, has the necessary qualities to bring in a new wave of innovation and ups the ante for future touch-based Windows Mobile devices. If one were to equate the Diamond moniker with premium pricing, fret not, as HTC has expressed that the Diamond will be available for S$1098, which sees a lower entry price as compared to both the Cruise and TyTN II, and will be retail ready in the month of June. If this preview hasn't whetted your appetite... Read more

  3. "FIRST REVIEW: Apple 3G iPhone Vs HTC Touch Diamond"

    Reviewer: Channel News
    8 April 2008

    Who has the best smart phone Apple with their 3G iPhone or HTC with their new Touch Diamond model based on the Windows Mobile Platform? During the past two weeks I have been using a 3G iPhone, I have never owned an Apple phone let alone an Apple computer despite spending many years writing about Apple software and hardware. Read more

  4. HTC Touch Diamond

    Reviewer: PC Authority
    24 March 2009
    Overall 7
    6.7
    Value for money 8
    8.3
    Ease of use 7
    6.7
     

    Slim, sleek, powerful and good value, but poor battery life rules this phone out of the running Read more

  5. HTC Touch Diamond

    Reviewer: CNET
    1 August 2008
    Overall 7
    7.0
     

    It's very hard to hate the Diamond and in a world obsessed with the iPhone the Diamond offers a viable alternative. Frequent lag spikes did test our patience and the dismal battery life is concerning, but the Diamond still stands out as a beautifully designed smartphone with great features. Read more

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