HTC report says Touch Diamond is coming to Sprint this month
By Darren Murph 
posted Aug 2nd 2008 3:20PM
posted Aug 2nd 2008 3:20PM
Don't rule out the possibility that this is a complete and utterly disgusting fib, but a recent writeup in The China Post about HTC's financial situation very clearly states when the hotly-anticipated Touch Diamond is coming to Sprint: this month. If you're looking for the play-by-play, the article proclaims that the "company released its Diamond phone in Asia in June and will begin selling the handset through Sprint Nextel Corp. in August." Look, we've seen a CDMA version of this thing donning Sprint garb, we've watched it fall into the capable hands of the FCC and we know it has to arrive sometime. If all of this doesn't add up to Sprint getting the Touch Diamond in August, well, we'll let you do the math.[Thanks, Sumit]
Hells yeah!
yes, this will be amazing... the disappointing touch comes to a disappointing network creating a synergy of disappointment for the few customer sprint has left....
utterly fail.
One of the best phones going to one of the worst providers... Doesnt that happen all the time
Samsung Omni 900 anyone? Sony Ericson X1? It's not too late guys!
possible to unlock this thing yet?
You can already buy the GSM version unlocked.
If you purchase an unlocked GSM version for use in the USA then you won't have 3G speeds. Currently these units do not have the american 3G band.
I saw unlocked GSM versions on ebay for like 800 bucks last month.
any news on diamond/pro with verizon? its been a while...
I won't be able to forgive verizon if they pass up on the diamond after passing up the iphone...
screw the iphone, im glad they dont offer that junk. it'll break my heart if this phone is sprint only though =(
That's awesome and everything, but where's my Touch Pro? Or my X-1? These are the questions that haunt me...
The Touch Pro and Experia X-1 have been withdrawn from the smartphone market ahead of production. Those companies decided that it was a futile effort to stop the domination of the iPhone, so they decided to go into the electric razor business by putting cutting heads on the tops of those handsets. They really believe they'll be profitable while stealing market share from Gillette and Norelco.
that was absolutely unfunny
My feeling is that Apple is keeping this phone from being offered by ATT. ATT might carry the bulky Raphael/Touch Pro just because it is not a direct competitor with the iPhone, but some of us want a slimmer touch phone than iPhone, etc.
wow. only 5 posts in an engadget cell phone article till someone mentions an iphone. STFU please...
David, your feeling doesn't mean shit, because if you haven't noticed, AT&T has more power than Apple now, as shown by their new pricing model.
And if you have seen the Touch Pro, it's not that bulky at all. AT&T doesn't give two shits about what Apple wants, AT&T is concerned with keeping a diverse lineup of phones, and it wouldn't make sense to sell two very similar phones, especially when they can charge about 20% more compared to their regular service plans because people are suckers and will pay it.
Dave if you are saying it makes no sense for AT&T to sell two similar phones? If so, then what is the reason they are selling the Motorola Q9 and the Blackjack II. Then there is the Curve, Nokia E61 and the two aforementioned phones, which are also similar.
AT&T also sells the LG Vu, a touch non-smartphone in the Instinct vein. Except it has (optional) mobile TV. But there's also talk that AT&T will offer the Omnia instead, and the Tilt still fills its functions well.
They day AT&T gets this phone, I'm ditching T-Mobile.
Although I was a huge fan who anticipated this mobile smartphone, three of my close friends who bought this phone were really disappointed in the daily base usage of its software and hardware features and I was even way more disappointed with the "sticky" touchscreen it had.
Too bad for HTC, they had a great chance, but they couldn't but bring up a buggy software with wrong hardware that annoys the shit out of even the techy guy in us!
hope this doesnt happen with xperia and htc touch pro (which has more ram than diamond)
@Saad
Apparently your friends have not been to xda-devs in a while (if ever), because the new ROMs people have cooked make it lightening fast now.
so true!! I used and toyed and tried out this phone on a 3 hours car trip and after that I started to love my N95 (8GB) more than ever.
It's really not fun or easy to use.
And even if at least the diamond has a nearly decent camera and can make video calls it's even worse than the iPhone 3G (which I managed to pass over to my wife).
Now I'm gonna stick with the n95 8GB until the Xperia, or the likes of samsung or LG can show me something worth the exchange.
A touch screen is a good thing if it makes things easier and/or better working , but if it's just an hassle is better not having it on your phone.
The Iphone touch screen and related software are undoubtely the best around but the rest of the phone and its feture are so dismal that the N95 , even without a touch screen is a much , much , much better thing to have at hand in any occasion and for any use. Even its screen , while lacking the "touch" feature, it's a better screen.
Like dave says, I read that you need to upgrade to the latest ROM which fixes a lot of the problems such as lagging. Also, I read that you need to program the touchscreen using the stylus for best results.
I meant smaller phone. iPhone and diamond are about same thickness. The iphone is a bit large otherwise though.
This is good news for Sprint, hopefully it helps them get back on track. They're my favorite carrier!
Just and FYI from the HTC Website:
"The HTC Touch Pro™ will be available to customers across all major European, Asian and the Middle East markets in late summer. The North American and Latin American versions of Touch Pro will be available later in 2008."
Most likely phones ship to Sprint in august for sale starting September 2nd
I want my Touch Pro, dammit.
Exactly...I couldn't care less about the Diamond. Just give me that sexy touch screen and a nice textpad and I'll be set.
A good plan would be good to.
I would ask about Verizon but I swtiched from Verizon already to get the iPhone 3G.
i work for a sprint call enter and our info says it will be released on 9/2/08
Any release date for the touch pro Robert????? Sprint Rocks!!!!
Mhmm... Here in Switzerland the TOUCH Diamond is in Stores since about two or three days. (Stores of Orange, Sunrise and Swisscom. All the leading providers.) But I don't know something about the TOUCH Pro, which I am waiting for. Damn. Best regards, Chris
HTC!!!!! YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH BOY
I was torn between 800w and Touch Pro on Sprint, so "later in 2008" (which to me means "the day before New Year's Eve") is very, very disappointing.
I don't know how much longer I can put up with the slow-as-nails Moto Q9c!
The American version of Car Fone Warehouse has it slated to arrive on there shelves on or around the 17th of this month for Sprint
Does anyone know if i'll be able to uprade to this with SERO?
Yeah, this is probably the only way I will upgrade my cell phone ever. Now that the SERO plan is extinct I'm afraid Sprint might force people into new contracts with newer cell phones to weed everyone out of the SERO plan. I'm still holding out for the Touch Pro damn it.
I'd trade a SERO plan for some weed.
i work in best buy mobile and our stores will be getting it august 27th and the pro(rafael) wont be till november, so if you want the diamond itll be here later this month, but if u want the pro, u got a while to wait
any mentions of price???
Sweet, they finally posted something I sent them :D
HTC can make CDMA phones all day long, as long as we have access to a North American GSM version of the Touch Pro. If they do that, we're golden!
Oh yes, and it must be an unlocked version, too.
using a GSM phone in North America is like using tweezers to pluck your hair from your face instead of shaving. Sure, it gets the job done, but eventually your just going to get tired of how painful it is. Unless you live in a big city, GSM is super unreliable out in the suburbs and beyond.
"using a GSM phone in North America... bla bla bla..."
Uh huh... yeah... Alrighty then, moving on...
I can hardly wait for a North American GSM Touch Pro!
Could they take a worse photo than this?
Agreed. It doesn't even look like The Real Thing. Diamonds don't have curved edges.
http://www.htc.com/uploadedimages/Gallery/HTC_Touch_Diamond/3-4_left_weather.jpg
Maybe this is the version of the Diamond Sprint is using http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/pda-king/article?mid=3835&prev=3868&next=3828
Best news I've heard all day. I can't wait to dump my Treo 700p and get this phone. I'm pretty happy with Sprint's 3G coverage and prices. It only costs me $15 a month for unlimited data from Sprint. My biggest concern with the Touch Diamond is the battery life. 900 mAh is half the battery capacity of my current phone. I hope the rumors of them increasing the battery capacity for the North American release of the Diamond are true, but I doubt it.
Sprint is doing a great job right now getting the best smart phones first.
Ha. This would have been the one thing that prevented me from dumping Sprint... provided it works with the regular Sero plans. Unfortunately, if this turns out to be true - it's too little, too late. Sprint/HTC really should have formally announced this before - oh, I don't know - July 11.
sprint is so awesome with sero. i hope sero is compatible with touch pro. i want touch pro not diamond kthx
My girlfriend wants a Diamond very badly. I'm considering cancelling her AT&T account so she can get one.
What's a girlfriend?
Ron, are you sure you are ready for that level of commitment?
I have been in contact with a Sprint account manager this last week and yes the diamond is coming to the sprint network next month
FORGET SPRINT!!! MAKE WITH THE AT&T CONTRACT ALREADY!!!!!!
Sources close to engadget claim this picture was taken with the infamous iphone 3g.
Might be the fact that the picture used is like a month old
It was a Mogul. You can see the phone's reflection in the screen, plus the guy who posted the picture originally said it was.
Does anyone have any idea what the price will look like WITHOUT a contract? Over or under $500?
Darnit, I just got the vogue touch in July with SERO....I'll just wait for Raphael then
One of my friends is one of the higher ups in Sprint's sales department and told me that the Touch will be comming this November to Sprint.
DAMN DAMN DAMN.
I justed spent 100 plus bucks upgrading the battery and sdhc card in my HTC touch. Hopefully this version will have and microsdhc port and not onboard memory. 4 gig is rather small by smart phone standards now. HTC is really sersious about making this phone a success they just released another rom update and I guess it has really improved it's performace. I would also love to see a touch friendly version of the zune cleint on this thing. Over the air subscription based music/podcasts would really give the Iphone a run for its money. I really think as the line between music ownership on on demand blurrs subscriptions will ultimately win out.
Thanks for the reminder, the wait for the touch pro was stating to get to me to the point where i started to seriously consider caving and get this model. SD slot is absent on this one but a microSD present on the touch pro.
Thank goodness I cant wait badA$$ phone on the most reliable network. For all those ATT lovers out there I actually enjoy getting my calls and the Rev A speeds by comparison to the Iphone 3g Zzzzzzzz speeds is a no brainer. Everytime I call an ATT subscriber and get that "the network is busy right now try your call again later" msg it drives me up the wall. And I'm not going to get into overpaying for unreliable service.
This is nice and all, and arguably the best phone currently out on the market, but I too like many others, am waiting for the Touch Pro.
Touch Pro not only has the slide out keyboard, but also a battery with twice the talk time, more RAM, and a flash for the camera.
Does anybody know if the Touch Pro is also coming out on sprint or is att swallowing that good phone too...
Sprint already is the first carrier scheduled to receive the Touch Pro, NOT ATT.
I have one, but bought an iPhone. The Diamond is not that much difference from the Qtek S100, S110, S200 or the HTC S710, S730 and TyTN II that I have used. All use Windows mobile which has some pros and some cons - but the cons are unbearable. So now my Diamond is a bluetooth HSPDA modem for my Macbook. Note to Sprint customers - don't expect it to be a jesusphone.
The iPhone is now my phone.
Ok, so I'm a Sprint user, and cry and wine about them as some may, they still have the fastest data network out, which unlike AT&T, won't be crippling the 3G component of this kickin' phone.
For those who want to learn more about the Diamond.
Here is a VERY thourough review done by Phone Arena.
It's about 7 pages long with lots of pretty pics and comparisons.
http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/HTC-Touch-Diamond-Review-review-r_1956.html
Adam
It's also coming to Telus on the 16th of this month
iphone sucks
I would say September 2nd is the Sprint release date. :) ............. my info is about as good or better than the article above, ..... hint, Live and work in Kansas City for a major cellular provider.
I live in KC as well and heard November :O
Xklark, you're a moron. Everything points to September, and no one is gonna believe one person that claims that its coming out in November. Anyway, it may very well be the Touch Pro coming out in November, as many analysts expected the Touch Diamond to be released 1-3 months prior the US debut of the Touch Pro.
diamond pro version will be available for purchase from sprint on sept 14th 2008 as per sales rep at sprint customer service