HTC Touch Diamond2 gets unboxed, shown off on video
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I like the home on the end key, that's a good way to save a button... it looks gorgeous. They're already on sale in the UK, BTW. Very limited stock. HTC's really done well to get them out so fast.
I haven't been following the new HTC phones as I was desperate to get a Touch HD, which I now have.
How this and the other forthcoming HTC phones stack up against the HD?
@Phoenix
This is smaller than the HD (but also has a smaller screen), has a newer, more deeply intergrated of the Touch Flo 3D UI, and this will be available with US 3G.
Who puts a brand new gadget on the rocky ground? Am I the only one who leaves the clear plastic on for about 3 months.
Your probably not the only one, I personally beat the heck out of my hardware. My phone has gashes through the medal. My iPod for instance had a screen cover on it and I somehow gouged a hole through that (screens in perfect shape though).
(although, I might be like you once I get my palm pre)
People that leave on that plastic thingy till the edges are all curled up drive me NUTS. How can you not rip that off the second you take the thing out of the box? HOW?
I scratched the back of my Diamond in 24 hours!
Diamond seems to be just the design.
Looks like Diamond isn't the strongest naturally-occurring material nor man-made gadget afterall...
It may not be rocky...it could just be one of those god awful rugs you see at Home Depot that are supposed to look like rocky ground for some reason.
@L
Keeps the screen clear from my keys and other stuff in my pocket. I keep it on till it comes of by itself, usually about two months, and when it comes off my screen always look like new.
@comments4cheap
HTC's typically come with a half decent screen protector. The one that comes with the Diamond covers the whole front apart from the D-Pad area and has holes cut for the camera and earpiece.
Unless you take a few minutes to look at it at odd angles while it's off, or have a second "fresh" one, you can't even tell it's there.
My Touch Diamond looks better, slimmer, shinier & lighter.
But,
Diamond 2 have bigger screen, 50% more batt, better+deeper TouchFlo,
and the most important thing is it's "upgradeable to 6.5"
Or you get a custom ROM for your diamond which has 6.5 ;)
Wow! and the new TouchFlo interface is ultimately swift! They finally put ATI3D driver in it?
Microsoft is allowing OEMs to provide upgrade to 6.5 for older phones now... So it's up to HTC now, whether the original Touch Diamond users are allowed the upgrade. Seeing as they provided free upgrades for 6.1, maybe they will give out 6.5 updates as well!
It still has Windows Mobile? next
6.5 isn't a worthy update, IMO. 7? Not out yet.
Android phones on Tegra made by HTC, where in the world are you?!
Does anyone else think that this looks just like the "Zune HD"? With all the talk of zune actually just becoming a software platform for 3rd party devices, does anyone think that HTC could swap out WinMo for a Zune software variant prior to release?
Why I thought the ZuneHd was fake. Looks like the touch.
i was just thinking the same thing. good eye
I second this. HTC could theoretically have designed a new device for Microsoft considering their past.
Anything is better than Windows mobile. I have an HTC phone with WM 6.0. It was laggy and slow the day I got it.
Looking similar to the zune hd.
if the ZuneHD has a forward facing camera like this then I am all for it.
Maybe the Verizon CDMA version will be available sometime in Q4 2011...
yeah and with half the RAM and a non-touchflo verizon-branded theme as the default...
yeah really, I refreshed the page and instantly thought that someone had actual shots of the zune HD in the wild... got my hopes up quite a bit there.
Cooool!!
htc needs to step up their game and put 3.5mm jack and camera with flash
Beautiful... But:
1) Windows Mobile 6.1 = fail
2) No 3.5 mm audio jack = fail
3) If cellular, wifi, and GPS reception is anything like the Diamond or Touch Pro ... Fail
Eagerly awaiting real world usage review...
I think the touch pro still isn't a great phone to joe wannalookcoolwithasmartphone, but all the stuff you talked about can be taken care of:
1) custom ROMs already have winmo 6.5 before it's even out (and yes, with TF3D)
2) you can get a tiny adapter for literally 99c on ebay
3) custom ROMs/radios improve this dramatically... although I agree, my Fuze's performance out of the box was terrible.
The hardware is fine, TF3D is fine, HTC just needs to get its drivers right when the phone actually comes out. While it's no Android yet, TF3D (especially the newer versions from the touch diamond, which is what I'm running) does a great job of making WinMo look pretty
Yeah ... why don't you get a real 3G carrier ?
Because down here in europe the diamond is doing just fine.
Epic win if HTC installs Android on this.
It is upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 you know...
1) This phone will run WM 6.5...
2) Stereo BT, no wires = pwned
3) Based on what? You are just full of phail today.
Beautiful... But:
1) This phone will run WM 6.5 = pwnt
2) Don't be a cheapass and use stereo BT = pwnt
3) Based on what? These were great on my TP = pwnt
Next...
Anyone know if what the flat hole at the top is for? I thought it was for a hot-swappable microSD card, but then he had to remove the battery cover to put one in. Also is the stylus not magnetized in this phone? I loved that about the original Diamond.
Its the speaker.
"1) This phone will run WM 6.5 = pwnt"
Yes... when they release it at the end of the year. WinMo 6.5 is WinMo 6 with a flashier GUI. Pass... wake me up when WinMo 7 arrives.
2) Don't be a cheapass and use stereo BT = pwnt
Got both... sucks when your stereo bluetooth headset runs out of juice in the middle of your work shift and you're stuck with a big ass adapter hanging from the mini-USB port and your 3.5mm jack connected to it at a perpendicular angle. Add to that the fact A2DP is a larger battery drain on a phone with already shitty battery life. No excuse not having a 3.5mm audio jack on a multimedia phone.
3) Based on what? These were great on my TP = pwnt
Based on experience on my HTC Fuze (TP) with custom XDA ROMs and a friends HTC Fuze (so no... I didn't have a bum unit). Funny... reception sucks compared side by side with my iPhone 3G, Cingular 8125, AT&T 8525, & Motorola L7.
The Touch Pro2 and Diamond2 both use the same Qualcomm crap used in the Touch Pro and Diamond.
You're a jackass HTC fanboy not willing to accept that HTC dropped the ball with the Diamond and Touch Pro. Fanboys like you who are willing to shell out money for the "next thing" from HTC are no better than the iDiots worshipping Jobs.
Still awaiting real world performance review...
zune.
Why don't they ever show the web browser experience? So it has a contact list wow, wtf.
The browser is Opera Mobile. It's probably not a hell of alot different than on the original Diamond. Great browser, fast, Java and Flash support; a real Winner. Not as pretty as Mobile Safari, but damn close, and it's the most capable smartphone browser on the planet. Take that as you will ;)
The guy is holding the camera with his teeth while shooting demo! Real enthusiast!
Pretty sure its on a tripod.
Is that a reset I see on the bottom about 40 seconds in?
It would be nice to not have to take the back off of my phone to reset it....especially because I tend to lock my Diamond up alot.
I *think* it may be the microphone. I could be wrong though...
it's about the same size as the hole on the TP (which is on the bottom of the phone), so probably
The diamond has a reset hole just inside the stylus slot. Take a look.
what the winmo??FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats like putting a 4 cyl hyundai engine in a lambirghini murcielago frame.
htc needs to allow iphone os on just 1 handset n watch they will never look back at winmo again,guaranteed.agree?
While WinMO has it's fair share of detractors, it is still the best interface for business, exchange mail, and what not.
There are plenty of pros for it just as there are cons.