HTC Touch Diamond Review
Apple is the chief culprit when it comes to hyping its products, but mostly it’s worth putting up with because the end product so often delivers. But where that product ultimately delivered on the hype, the HTC’s Touch Diamond – desperately touted in all corners as Windows Mobile’s answer to Cupertino’s belle du jour – sadly, doesn’t. I’ll get my apologies out for delivering the verdict so high up in the review right now, so sorry, but iPhone killer this ain’t.
You can take or leave the Nokia Prism like multi faceted rear panel, but the cheap, shiny finish is about as far from the iPhone’s solid metal build as you can get. Flip the phone over and the theme continues. The flat, flush-to-the-edges screen and sharply-tailored corners are smart enough, but the button panel below the touchscreen again looks poorly finished. Worse still, the four-way directional buttons surrounding the small, circular select key are stiff and often difficult to operate without accidentally pressing neighbouring controls.
Pros:
The HTC Touch Diamond has a cool 3D interface and a beautiful touch screen. The Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone also offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a 3.2-megapixel camera.
Cons:
The Touch Diamond is sluggish and call quality is subpar. The TouchFLO interface has a bit of a learning curve, and there’s no expansion slot.
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