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The Touch Diamond packs in a lot of features and is a good effort by HTC to rival the iPhone's touchscreen usability while retaining the power and extensibility of Windows Mobile. But despite the hype, the Diamond is distinctly half-baked. Granted, the Touchflo 3D works better than ever to turn Windows Mobile into a genuine phone interface. It hides the ugly-duckling Windows interface away successfully, and browsing the web on HTC's version of Opera Mobile is fantastic. But as a complete package, the Touch Diamond just doesn't convince. Not only does the build not reach the standard set by the iPhone or even the previous generation of HTC Touch phones (this is especially disappointing given the £400+ price tag), but the performance is laboured and the software not entirely stable. Read full review

Overall

7/10

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By Jonathan Bray
Reviewed 03 November 2008
Updated 26 May 2011

Price as reviewed

£417.59

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HTC Touch Diamond details

Performance
6/10
Value
6/10
Features
9/10
Overall
7/10

Price as reviewed

£417.59

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HTC

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7:02 AM on 25 June, 2008

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I just wanted to say thanks to Jonathan for a another excellent and honest review. I was considering buying the Touch Diamond as it does look great on paper but build quality and physical feel is important, especially as I spend a lot of time outdoors.





I expected more from HTC as I felt they were on a roll.





I live in village and there is no O2 coverage - if there was I would probably get an iPhone.

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11:10 AM on 25 June, 2008

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Love the site, but I must say I felt a bit cheated by your review of the TyTN III. This sounds like the review the TyTN III should have received. Hardware wise a great device, but fundamentally flawed due to it's reliance on Windows Mobile...

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11:17 AM on 25 June, 2008

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I had high expectations also but, as usual, JB cuts through the BS and gets down to the nitty gritty of the thing. It's far from a *bad* phone, but it won't trounce an iPhone.





If you're permanently o2-less then maybe the Diamond wouldn't be all that bad...

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12:11 PM on 25 June, 2008

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I would be interested to know if it is the UK version of the phone you are testing or if it is a grey import. Also which version of the software do you have installed. As I understand it the new version, released last week, improves things quite a bit.





I don't have this phone, and would not buy one, but I am interested in the Touch Pro.


Having said that I always load hacked roms onto my Tytn II so I manage to get the best out of the phone.

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4:51 PM on 25 June, 2008

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I wonder how the build quality will compare to the new iPhone now that it has a plastic back.

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6:37 PM on 25 June, 2008

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The reviewer the mentions the iPhones's sold metal build - does he knows that the 3G iPhone has replaced the metal backing with a plastic cover?





Also would be interested to see what version of firmware he was running; the buggy 1.35 or the newer 1.37 which fixes a lot of the performance problems. Could the reviewer respond on this point please?

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6:39 PM on 25 June, 2008

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LOL another iPhone Beater spanked!





I have had numerous windows smart phones, many of them do more then the iPhone, its just the way Windows mobile works there is no enjoyment using it, so half the time you cant be bothered, thats where iphone gets it right its interface is a joy to use you can forgive it for not having 3g first time out or even mms

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it looks like the only device that could best the iphone this year is sammy's i900

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7:44 PM on 25 June, 2008

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Thanks Jonathan for an objective review with much credibility.


T Mobile have advised me that the launch date for their version (MDA Compact 4) is 30th June 08.


I am sorry that despite a better processor, it's still sluggish, that will prbably deter me.


The battery life on these products is barely six hours with the backlight on full, even then they are not legible in sunlight, so their reliability/usability ratings should be set at zero until the manufacturers come up with some improvements.


The memory for data is minimal, if they want to compete with the iphone they should copy that phones' ability to utilise all the memory capacity available to store notes in contacts and appointments.


Most business users don't give a toss for cameras, whichever way they point.


I will now wait for the Vario 4,(qtr 3) but that is going to be the last chance for WM to claim any business credibility.

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Frank, don't give me Business Credibility. The iphone does not encrypt the data on the phone so anyone who takes it can read the data off it. Hence why windows and blackberry do so well in the Business sector. They understand business needs. I think the iphone has it's place in the market and the diamond has it's place. They both seem to do certain things very well. Be fun to see an iphone trying to do remote desktop over a vpn connection whilst receiving Messenger messages and active sync all at the same time. (It wont because it can't multitask, something people seem to forget about the iphone)

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