What is it: Touchscreen Windows Mobile smart phone
What we think: HTC has once again pushed the boundaries of Windows Mobile, but the Touch Diamond lacks the responsiveness we expected
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 26 June 2008
Tags: HTC, HTC Touch Diamond, GPS, camera, 3G
We like:
GPS; Wi-Fi; HSDPA; accelerometer; slim design
We don't like:
Sluggish interface performance; lack of flash on camera; screen isn't as responsive as we would have liked
CNET UK judgement:
We thought the Touch Diamond was going to be HTC's pièce de résistance. Instead, we were left wanting more. It looks the part of an all-round super phone, but it doesn't work like one. Hopefully, HTC can learn from this and make the next iteration of Touch phone more responsive -- that may involve scrapping Windows Mobile as a back-end OS
Full review:
The HTC Touch Diamond is a brave new product that tries to capture some of the iPhone's popularity by featuring a finger-friendly interface that looks better than anything we've seen on a Windows Mobile handset before. But can HTC apply Apple's success by using Windows Mobile and a fancy new interface? Continue Reading...
HTC Touch Diamond History
20 May 2008 in Crave
Touchscreen titans: HTC Touch Diamond vs 3G iPhone vs Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 vs Garmin nuvifone
If the Chinese calendar used tech instead of animals, this would definitely be the year of the touchscreen phone. But before you go off to celebrate, make sure you get the right one
6 May 2008 in Crave
Photos: Hands-on with the HTC Touch Diamond
A few weeks ago HTC sent us a seriously mysterious press invitation. Today we found out what on Earth was going on -- you'd better read on
15 Apr 2008 in Reviews
HTC Diamond or Dream? The rumour mill starts turning
HTC recently sent out an invitation to an event and I hastily came to the conclusion that it could very well be the launch of the first Google Android phone. Or could it?
Latest user reviews
August 1, 2009
Posted by: Oliver85
"Don't believe the hype"
July 27, 2009
Posted by: kpaxm77
"Fundamentally flawed"
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