An Overview of the HTC Diamond
HTC have unveiled the HTC Diamond, the latest in their Touch series of smartphones. Running Windows Mobile 6.1, the HTC Diamond features a VGA touchscreen, 7.2Mbps HSDPA/HSUPA, WiFi b/g and GPS. It also has HTC’s new TouchFLO 3D interface, a slick overlay for WM6.1 that adds CoverFlow-syle navigation to contacts, images, video and music.
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The HTC Diamond also features the Opera 9 browser, designed to revolutionise the mobile internet market. Dynamic zooming is handled both by the touchscreen and by the touch-sensitive scroll-wheel D-pad. A custom YouTube app has also been specially created for the HTC Diamond, while an accelerometer allows it to quickly flip between portrait and landscape modes.
Media is catered for on the HTC Diamond with a 3.2-megapixel main camera - with autofocus and capable of video recording - and a front-mounted VGA camera for video calls. The smartphone also has an FM radio with RDS. 4GB of internal storage supplements the 256MB ROM and 192MB RAM, and battery life is quoted at up to 270/330 minutes talktime for WCDMA/GSM or up to 396/285hrs standby for WCDMA/GSM from the 900mAh power-pack.
Measuring 102 x 51 x 11.33mm and weighing 110g, the HTC Diamond is significantly more capable than anything from HTC’s back catalogue, and makes a strong case against the first-gen iPhone. It’ll launch in June in Europe and Asia, while the rest of the world will have to wait until later in the year.
The Touch Accessories store is the one stop shop for everything HTC accessories. Make sure to drop by and check it out when you get your very own HTC Touch Diamond.