HTC Touch DiamondYahoo! Tech got their hands on the new HTC Touch Diamond and enjoyed its aesthetic aspects:

First off, the Diamond comes in a sleek, and relatively light (according to the specs, at least) jet-black shell. Measuring 4 by 2 by 0.45 inches, the Diamond is a little shorter, narrower, and a hair thinner than the iPhone, and at 3.9 ounces, it’s almost a full ounce lighter.

Then there’s the touchscreen: 2.8 inches diagonally and at full VGA resolution, easily beating the iPhone’s 480 by 320-pixel resolution. Whether one can appreciate VGA resolution on a 2.8-inch screen is an open question, although initial reports indicate that the Diamond’s display is, indeed, dazzling.

But can this iPhone iClone be the next Apple Killer? Not so fast, says Yahoo! Tech:


So, can the Diamond take on the iPhone? On paper, it certainly wins out thanks to its HSDPA and GPS abilities (although the upcoming 3G iPhone will probably draw even come June). And I like the size and weight of the Diamond, plus the sheer capabilities of Windows Mobile (the iPhone has yet to get a true office suite).

But while the TouchFlo interface looks like a pleasure to use, Windows Mobile itself is a bear without a stylus and with all its tweakable features and options, it’s a tough nut to crack for a novice.

The HTC Touch Diamond hits Europe and Asia in June 2008, but won’t arrive in the United States until the second half of the year.

Source: Yahoo! Tech

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