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HTC launches the HTC Touch Diamond

(40 votes)

by Terence

Tuesday, 27 May 2008 05:46 PM

HTC today unveiled its latest flagship phone, the HTC Touch Diamond. Boosting a 3D touch interface called TouchFLO 3D in a super slim profile, the Touch Diamond improves where the HTC Dual and Touch left off.

"Today we mark a new era in mobile phone evolution, an era where beauty and size integrate with uncompromising innovation at broadband speeds,” said Peter Chou, president and CEO, HTC Corp. “The HTC Touch Diamond will make browsing the Web and using web-enabled applications just as practical and easy to use as making calls."

The new Touch Diamond also features HSDPA 7.2Mbps wireless connectivity, Wi-Fi enabled, internal GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, 4GB internal storage and a 3.2 megapixel camera. Expect it to hit the market in June carrying a retail price tag of RM2,799.

Read more for the full product specifications.

Product Specification

· Form Factor

Stunning aesthetics meet unrivalled innovation. The HTC Touch Diamond raises the bar in mobile communication, whilst retaining simplicity and beauty at its core. It features a sharp 2.8-inch touch screen housed within a stunning formation of brushed steel and flawless faceted edges.

· Shape and Form

102 mm (L) X 51 mm (W) X 11.35 mm (T), Weight: 110 g (with battery)

· Smart Mobility on the Move

With HTC’s vibrant touch-responsive user interface, TouchFLO™ 3D, and ultra-fast HSDPA internet connectivity… the HTC Touch Diamond offers a rich online experience to rival a notebook computer.

· Interactivity at Your Fingertips

Your contacts, favourite music, videos and photos are no longer an uninspired line of text. With TouchFLO™ 3D, album artwork, video stills and snapshots of your friends’ and family’s faces are brought to life for you to interact, play and launch at your fingertips.

· A Global Roadmap Anytime. Any Place.

The integrated ultra-sensitive GPS will help you find your destination as quickly and efficiently as a dedicated satellite navigation unit.

· Capture Memories and Store Them

A 3.2 megapixel auto-focus camera will help you capture the perfect moment in style and with a massive 4GB of internal storage you can keep all the files you need.

HTC Touch Diamond from HTC at a glance:

Processor	Qualcomm® MSM7201A™ 528 MHz
Operating system	Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional
Memory	ROM: 256MB RAM: 192MB Internal storage: 4 GB
Dimensions	102 mm (L) X 51 mm (W) X 11.35 mm (T)
Weight	110 g (with battery)
Display	2.8-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with VGA resolution
Network	HSDPA/WCDMA: 1. Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz 2. Up to 384 kbps upload and 7.2 Mbps for download Tri-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Europe/Asia:900/1800/1900 MHz (Band frequency and data speed are operator dependent.)
Device Control	TouchFLO™ 3D Touch-sensitive navigation control
GPS	Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity	Bluetooth® 2.0 with EDR, A2DP, and AVRCP Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera	Main camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera
Audio	Built-in microphone, speaker and FM radio with RDS Ring tone supported formats: 1. MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, and AMR-NB 2. 40 polyphonic and Standard MIDI format 0 and 1 (SMF)/SP MIDI
Battery	Rechargeable Lithium-ion or Lithium-ion polymer battery Capacity: 900 mAh Talk time: 1. Up to 270 minutes for WCDMA 2. Up to 330 minutes for GSM Standby time: 1. Up to 396 hours for WCDMA 2. Up to 285 hours for GSM Video call time: Up to 145 minutes for WCDMA (The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
AC Adapter	Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A
Value Added Applications	TouchFLO™ 3D, Microsoft® Office Outlook® Mobile, Internet Explorer® Mobile, Opera Browser, Microsoft® Office Mobile (Microsoft® Office Word Mobile, Microsoft® Office Excel® Mobile, Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® Mobile, Microsoft® OneNote Mobile), Windows Media® Player 10 Mobile, Windows Live™, Adobe Reader LE, Adobe Flash Lite, ZIP, Comm Manager, Task Manager, Audio Manager, Audio Booster, MP3 Trimmer, FM Radio, YouTube, Connection Setup, Cyberon Voice Commander, 3G Video Telephony, Internet Sharing, Album, Live HTC Home™, RSS Hub, Quick GPS, WorldCard Mobile(CD), Sprite Backup(CD), Chinese support through CE-Star (CD), Talking Dictionary (CD)

Comments

Name: passerby	Comment: i am thinking of buying touch diamond or touch cruise, who can tell me which 1 is better??? thx for the opinion...
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-07-30 16:38:53

Name: Ben

Comment:
I would say that the UI is pretty conflicting in the sense of usability. Yes, it does provide the user with good functions and navigational ease, but the size of the screen kinda defeats the purpose of the touch screen(which occurs in many pdas). What u guys can do is go check out the demo phone in pda shops, access the scroll bar. The scroll is too small to access with fingers and u'll often end up pressing the neighboring buttons instead. But then again, they did provide u the stylus pen(again defeats the purpose of having promoting the function of being able to use it with ur fingers).

In the end, this is subjective depending on the size and preference of the user. If u have small fingers and dont mind pressing the wrong buttons once in awhile(and the small memory size-which i think is not really important since its uncommon to exceed more then 4gb of memory usage with pc sync),go ahead and give the Touch Diamond a try.

Rated Article:

Posted: 2008-06-10 10:46:22
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Name: Chris	Comment: this phone will be RIP soon
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-06-10 03:04:05

Name: jyunkin	Comment: NICE PHONE !!! the interface and design is at top notch. Touch Diamond got their advantages over Iphone in term of camera, UI, OS. but i agree about the memory part ... sad >.< anyway, the phone focused on high end users ... how can a student afford a near 3K phone. (Unless the bapa "print" petrol) :D
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-06-07 16:39:46

Name: Ben	Comment: It is shown there "Expect it to hit the market in June carrying a retail price tag of RM2,799" READ LA YOU PPL! GG MAN UR EYES! Nice product, ok specs, but yeah, like the previous comment, psp even better XD
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-06-06 21:02:47

Name: Kenny	Comment: how much for this phone ah???? wanna buy one
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-06-05 01:52:37

Name: daniel	Comment: how much is the price?
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-06-04 05:38:20

Name: hafiz	Comment: you should have bought my tytn II for rm 1.8k. i'm planning to get this or wait for htc raphael soon.
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-06-02 15:02:22

Name: baby phat	Comment: i agree if want to compare with touch cruise n touch diamond... all the same xcept touch diamond have internal 4g but no xternal slots.... 3d touch flo.. the body is slim n fabulous compare with touch cruise...and very look elegant to the user.... but i'll w8 for the latest better than touch diamond.. where they will put xternal slot memory... HTC can do better...
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-06-02 01:34:09

Name: danielmfm	Comment: ohh no, i just bought a htc tytn ii for 2600 :o(
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-06-01 19:56:32

Name: Lawrence Hing	Comment: When HTC Diamond will be launched in Malaysia or Singapore?
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-05-31 08:56:37

Name: Levis_Jeans	Comment: Ya.. i agree what SxxsaC say.In windows mobile phone. Which brand PDA come with 4GB and damn nice, small design ?If compare with iPhone. iPhone not a PDA phone. It only can consider a normal media phone.If compare PSP, PSP not a Phone. Cannot touch screen also. If want PSP be a phone i better use telekom.Windows mobile is difference with other..
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-05-30 11:43:30

Name: SxxsaC	Comment: WTF.. check it Processor background only give comment please. and This is PDA phone , is not Mac, is Not a PSP , cannot compare.. if Want Compare, Then You all better go to U1000
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-05-28 20:44:18

Name: Rattan Singh	Comment: guess price is ridiculous, IPHONE is better deal RM17xx for the 8gb, furthermore its MAC...
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-05-28 17:39:39

Name: benjamin lee meng chuin	Comment: hai lor so small memory my psp also can do better :p where are the chio bu ?
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-05-28 14:07:46

Name: hanep	Comment: lol: really, that was a bit loss.. to think the price also..
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-05-28 00:05:45

Name: jack lo	Comment: all things is good but something is missing is memory card slot!!!! build in internal 4G is good but external memory card also portable also.... btw, 4g is nothing internal.... that why iphone got 8g, 16 to 32g...... LOLif still want buy better go to touch cruise.....
Rated Article: Posted: 2008-05-27 19:46:56

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