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HTC Touch Diamond mobile phone

4 out of 5

The HTC Touch Diamond is the mobile equivalent of the mullet in its fashion heyday (ie. good). There's the business at the front with Windows 6.1 and its compatibility with office docs. Then, there's the party at the back in the form of its novel, if a little out-there, design and a host of nifty software. Finding your way around might confuse at first, and the touch screen can prove sluggish, but the stylus is a godsend. The headphones are good quality, but the proprietary connector niggles - as does the lack of support for additional memory. But the built-in accelerometer and haptic feedback during gaming do provide glee. Apple needn't quake in its boots just yet, but HTC's 110g, 3.2 MP camera-wielding brainchild is worth considering as an alternative. If you're into the whole touching thing that is. 

FIRST POSTED JUNE 20, 2008

Details

Price: Free, with contract

Specifications

Supported formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, and AMR-NB

Data ports: Bluetooth, 802.11b/g WiFi, mini-USB

Internal memory: 192MB DDR SDRAM, 4GB (internal storage)

Battery life: approx 330 mins talktime, 285 hours standby

Dimensions: 51 x 11 x 102 mm

Weight: 110g (with battery)

Features

2.8in 640 x 480 touchscreen LCD, 3.2 megapixel camera with auto focus, web browser, MP3 player, FM radio, EDGE / GSM / GPRS / HSDPA / WCDMA, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with TouchFLO 3D, GPS and A-GPS ready, accelerometer and haptic feedback, games, voice recorder, video recorder