HTC Diamond

[Kulacoglu]

Anyone knows about HTC Diamond ?

http://www.brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=13963

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/-Diamond-CDMA-phone-p_2847.html

will it be a solution to all problems with Cruise-Polaris

[gnick666]

Andorid will be the answer once it comes out... but I don't belive HTC will ever come out whith the drivers... or say "Yes! We've f@cked up, so buy our next 1000$ device"

[nahguam]

Andorid will be the answer once it comes out...

A rather premature statement, me thinks...

The Diamond and Raphael both look really nice... a good breakdown of the specs here:
http://www.modaco.com/content/pocket-pc-professional-news/267824/htc-prep-htc-touch-diamond-for-imminent-reveal-htc-touch-pro-htc-touch-dual-pro-details/
although, I'm sure we'll get confirmation of the specs after the announcement next Tuesday.

I'm loving the prospect of VGA, although the 900mAh battery worries me slightly. Having gone from a Hermes to a Polaris, I really enjoy the lightness of the Polaris and don't miss the keyboard (too much) so I think I'd be getting the Diamond over the Raphael. Looking at the sizeasy pic the Diamond is tiny!

[EyeVein]

will it be a solution to all problems with Cruise-Polaris

What problems are you talking about?

[gnick666]

A rather premature statement, me thinks...

Yeah, possibly, but the pre-rendered quake was smoother on the the demo device (runs on MSM 7200) in the BBC interview than on anything else we've encountered sofar... Also Google isn't that cheap when it comes to customer satisfaction (unlike HTC)...

What problems are you talking about?

the missing drivers???

[schaggo]

Also Google isn't that cheap when it comes to customer satisfaction (unlike HTC)...
Google has nothing to do with it and Google couldnt care less; HTC builds the device and is responsible for the implementation of the OS on the hardware they use. They can fuck up as much as they did now. The difference is only where the OS code comes from: MSFT or Google respectively.
If HTC fails, Google wont care, theres so many manufacturers going with Android (initially at least) so if one of them fucks up, theres a thousand others to chose from.
Similarily spoken: is there any news around that MSFT cares much about HTCs epic fail with their recent devices?

[nahguam]

http://www.modaco.com/content/pocket-pc-professional-news/267824/htc-prep-htc-touch-diamond-for-imminent-reveal-htc-touch-pro-htc-touch-dual-pro-details/

Accordin to the link I found earlier, 99x51x10.7/17mm for Diamond/Raphael. I'm shocked at how small they (admittedly allegedly) are...

http://sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/12550-HTC-Polaris-vs-HTC-Raphael-vs-HTC-Diamond

http://sizeasy.com/page/image/12550-HTC-Polaris-vs-HTC-Raphael-vs-HTC-Diamond?m=s&v=a&h=400&w=495&fmt=.jpg}

[pistonripper]

will it be a solution to all problems with Cruise-Polaris


What they're going to give us one free !!!

[maevro]

Yes, the drivers are needed but they don't make or break the phone. I sell almost every phone and cannot stay on one for more then 2 weeks (either would you if you paid cost) but I am very happy with the Touch Cruise and plan on keeping this phone as my main device.

I personally don't care about the HTC Diamond. Personally, I think VGA screens on around a 3" screen. I had a VGA screen on my E10 X800 and I honestly it did nothing for me.

[Kulacoglu]

Please check
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2008/04/26/2003410258

It says Diamond will be launched on 6th of May in UK.