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HTC Touch Diamond

First seen: 11 march 2008

Information found in: from 171 sources in 32 countries.

Great Deal: $267.00

  • 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

  • vga display, combines ground, intuitive to use, slim design, fm radio
  • battery life is awful, no standard 3, battery is woofully inadaquet, poor durability, no sd card slot

Re-defining the perception of advanced mobile phones… the HTC Touch Diamond™ signals a giant leap forward in combining hi-tech prowess with intuitive usability and exhilarating design.

Featuring a sharp 2.8-inch touch screen housed within a stunning formation of brushed steel and flawless faceted edges, the HTC Touch Diamond is as beautiful to behold as it is to use.

With HTC’s vibrant touch-responsive user interface, TouchFLO™ 3D, and ultra-fast HSDPA internet conn…

Specifications

  • Processor
    Qualcomm® MSM7501A™ 528 MHz
  • Operating System
    Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
  • Memory
    ROM: 256 MB RAM: 288 MB DDR RAM Internal storage: 4 GB
  • Dimensions
    4.0” X 2.1” X 0.6”
  • Weight
    4.0 ounces (with battery)
  • Display
    2.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with VGA resolution
  • Network
    Dual-band (800/1900Mhz), CDMA2000 1xEVDO Rev. A/1xRTT and IS-95A/B voice or data with up to 1.8 Mbps up-link and 3.1 Mbps down-link

Release Date

  • First seen
    11 March 2008

HTC Touch Diamond

The HTC Touch Diamond is a mobile phone that features a touch screen interface, with 2 cameras, a built-in radio as well as an internal memory of 4GB. It has the TouchFlo 3D that enables users to touch the interface to go through files of videos, photos and more. It also has built-in wifi and GPS module that enables navigation via its in-built GPS module.

Features

The HTC Touch Diamond features a 2.8" touch screen combined with a cover that is made of brused metail and faceted …

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HTC Touch Diamond

The HTC Touch Diamond is a mobile phone that features a touch screen interface, with 2 cameras, a built-in radio as well as an internal memory of 4GB. It has the TouchFlo 3D that enables users to touch the interface to go through files of videos, photos and more. It also has built-in wifi and GPS module that enables navigation via its in-built GPS module.

Features

The HTC Touch Diamond features a 2.8" touch screen combined with a cover that is made of brused metail and faceted edges. Its screen is also touch responsive interface. The camera that is integrated is 3.2 megapixel with auto focus and has a secondary VGA CMOS colour camera. Its internal memory is 4GB. Also included is a GPS module in built that enables users to navigate through destinations with full navigation including turn-by-turn. It also combines technology such as the TouchFlo 3D enabling users to interact and play as well as launch album artwork, snapshots of contacts, and videos with the touch of their fingers against the screen of the HTC Touch Diamond. Amongst its other technology is the HTC weather, that provides a weather forecast at home and abroad, and is constant. The HTC Touch Diamond operates on a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system. Its ROM includes 256MB of memory. It is available in dual band and tri-band according to the country released. The additional features include Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, Wi-fi connectivity and HTC ExtUSB. A FM radio is also built-in with RDS. Its supported ringtone formats include MP3, AAC, AAC, WMA, WAV, and AMR-NB. Supports 40 polyphonic and standard MIDI formats. It is supplied with a rechargeable lithium ion or lithium ion polymer battery. The talktime on the HTC Touch Diamond is 270 for WCDMA and 330 minutes for GSM

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Reviews of HTC Touch Diamond

  1. US 3G HTC Touch Diamond

    Reviewer: MobileTechReview.com
    13 September 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    The third time around we still like this smartphone. In fact, it beats the original Euro Diamond and fixes our complaints with that firstborn. The Diamond is certainly the wave of the future, with its innovative and pleasurable user interface with the power of Windows Mobile underneath. HTC's software is well-designed, with finger-friendly targets, an enlarged Start Menu option and controllable finger-scrolling in places like contacts and the weather country/city picker.... Read more

  2. HTC Touch Diamond CDMA Review

    Reviewer: PhoneArena.com
    27 April 2009
    Overall 10
    9.5
    Design 10
    9.5
    Sound quality 10
    9.5
     

    The HTC Touch Diamond is currently the best smartphone we’ve used for Verizon, beating out the Samsung Omnia and BlackBerry Storm . The combination of TouchFlo3D interface, high quality VGA display, 3.2MP camera, and excellent call quality make it hard to beat. It’s powerful enough for the most hardcore business and techie users, but friendly enough that just about anyone can pick it up and go. Our only complaint is that the video player won’t play DivX and Xvid... Read more

  3. HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint)

    Reviewer: Windows A to Z!
    18 May 2010
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    HTC seems to always be on the cutting edge of cell phone technology and with the HTC Touch Diamond, it certainly lives up to its reputation. The new Sprint version of the Touch Diamond improves upon the unlocked version that was popular over the past summer. Improvements in the performance and design of the device have put it at the top of the wish lists for many gadget lovers. Sprint's CDMA version of the Touch Diamond will cost you $249 (after a two-year contract and... Read more

  4. HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint)

    Reviewer: TechReviewSource.com
    21 October 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    HTC seems to always be on the cutting edge of cell phone technology and with the HTC Touch Diamond, it certainly lives up to its reputation. The new Sprint version of the Touch Diamond improves upon the unlocked version that was popular over the past summer. Improvements in the performance and design of the device have put it at the top of the wish lists for many gadget lovers. Sprint's CDMA version of the Touch Diamond will cost you $249 (after a two-year contract and... Read more

  5. HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint) Review

    Reviewer: LAPTOP Magazine
    25 September 2008
    Overall 6
    6.0
     

    A luxury touchscreen phone with a better Web browsing experience than the Samsung Instinct , Sprint’s Touch Diamond takes the original unlocked GSM version that we reviewed June 2008 and adds support for services like the Sprint Music Store and Sprint TV. The fun and intuitive TouchFLO 3D interface remains intact, and Sprint even kept the robust Opera browser, too. For $249, this is a sharp but slightly sluggish handset many will envy, even if it is pricey. Read more

  1. Vs. iPhone ...

    Reviewer: Nasrin Mostafazadeh, HandCellPhone
    11 April 2009
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    Sure that HTC and specially Touch Diamond,is a great pocket COMPUTER ... it almost has the great features of iPhone(no doubt not the inventor!! and just the copier) and even MORE capabilities and management systems ... hmm,don't forget to mention it's suitable weight and size(iPhone is somehow bigger than normal!!) Read more

  2. "3 phones in 2 weeks."

    Reviewer: CNET
    4 December 2009
    Overall 1
    1.0
     

    This phone is totally worthless. It can't stand up to daily use, which believe it or not is not my biggest problem with the phone. The thing is slower than molasses running uphill in winter. There is a good 2 sec delay between each screen when navigating though anything. The internet is so slow i don't even use it...it is easier for me to drive to the nearest library and log onto a computer than it is for me to try to access anything on my phone. When I have attepted to... Read more

  3. Good if you like dropped calls

    Reviewer: Newegg
    25 January 2010
    Overall 2
    2.0
     

    Do not recommend it if you are on GPRS or edge network. Do not recommend it for traveling because of the roam issue Phone also crashes religiously when switching from landscape view to portrait view. Even with XDA developers not a whole lot of homebrew or thirdpart programs out there for the phone! bought a blackberry 9700 instead Read more

  4. Reviewer: ohyeahar, gdgt
    1 March 2010
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    If the HTC Touch Diamond is judged as a consumer device, it would fail miserably. That is because the Diamond runs Windows Mobile 6.1 which was never a consumer friendly OS. Many elements of the OS interface appears outdated and it's often confusing to navigate with the tiny menus and cryptic labels. That being said, HTC had done an admirable job of hiding Windows Mobile with their own UI, TouchFlo3D (which is essentially just a Today-screen plugin). TouchFlo3D allows... Read more

  5. A Slick WinMo Device?

    Reviewer: Shopping.com
    13 September 2008
    Overall 8
    8.0
     

    My brother and I are gadget geeks. He currently owns an iPod Touch as well as the "old" HTC Touch. W Read more

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