Diamond Alternatives

[smack bob]

Ok I am fast moving towards selling my diamond and buying one of those giant brick phones from the 80's seriously....

Ok the killers for me are battery life, poor reception, its laggy and for some reason it hangs up when I try to answer a call too often.

So I'm sure others are thinking the same thing, what are the alternatives everyone is looking at??

The 3g iphone might be an option for me, I know there is not as much software for them but I made the pc -> mac change a while ago and never looked back. Is there anything else worth concidering with 3G and GPS??

[someone1234]

It really depends on what is important to you.. does it need to be small? does the OS matter? Does it have to be a 'smart' phone?

You can start by looking here: http://pdadb.net/
You can filter on OS, screen size (vga, qvga) etc

Personally i havnt found anything of similar size and spec. Only the iphone comes close but apple have really locked it down. I can see software being high priced :(

Also it'll cost a bomb for the tariff - you can't walk into a store and buy it without signing up on the spot. So even if an 'unlock' comes out you're stuck. Unless you buy a prepay one - price not confirmed yet but probably 400 quid on O2.

[Monty Burns]

If the look of the 3g iphone appeals then check out the Samsung i900 Omnia. Be aware though, it is brand new, like the diamond, and like the diamond, will be buggy.

To be honest, if you want a phone that works, don't buy brand new just released models. :)

[CWKJ]

How about HTC Touch Pro?

[p3eps]

I just sold a 16gb iPhone to change to a Touch Diamond (which should arrive tomorrow). The iPhone is a great piece of kit - but unfortunately Apple made too much effort making it a cool media device, and not enough time making it a phone.

No MMS, Poor SMS features (not able to delete a single text, no idea of text length etc), No Video Recording etc.

I originally sold it to buy a 3G iPhone - but then I found out its exactly the same software - except with GPS and 3G.

[jomo25]

Samsung Omnia (SGH-i900) is an alternative. Coming very soon. But still questions re: which 3G bands it will support (but we already know the Diamond is only dual band 3G, so it likely won't be any worse).

[nolovelust]

toshiba g910

[danielherrero]

Xperia X1, no doubt¡:D. I wont buy Diamond because of the lack of KB and the comments here. Then I was going to buy HTC Touch Pro and finally....I fell in love with Xperia X1.....

[PAPPL]

The Xperia doesn't have Satellite GPS, only Data GPS (A-GPS) -> No Tomtom etc, only expensive Google Maps navigation.
The Samsung i900 seems to be an alternative, but seems to have a weaker backlight of the display in comparison with Diamond or iphone 3G.

[nolovelust]

The Xperia doesn't have Satellite GPS, only Data GPS (A-GPS) -> No Tomtom etc, only expensive Google Maps navigation.



from wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-GPS

"Some A-GPS solutions require an active connection to a cell phone (or other data) network to function, in others[2][3] it simply makes positioning faster and more accurate, but is not required."

i beleive this statement is incorrect. agps is more faster and trys to get your position by downloading data from internet

[Sergio PC]

Just my 2 cents:
Death before getting iphone.
Remember boys, Second best they are!

[Ingvarr]

Samsung Omnia, if you want WM one with good features. Only two things that really bother me about it - Samsung propietary connector and lack of proper hard reset (so if you install something bad that prevents booting of OS, you screwed and will have to visit a service center for re-flash).

If you dont care about WM, consider the new iPhone 3G. Its less feature-packed, however price is better too.

Or just wait for something from E-Ten.
Or for Google Android devices :)

[KukurikU]

i'll buy a brick if.......i''ll know that is supported here and it will have a sub-forum here, at xda-dev.!!!!!
now serious i found a little funny an futile to open here, in diamond's forum a thread about "i sold my diamond, what to buy instead".
each rom i flash, each tweak i add i like more and more my diamond.
generally speaking please stop posting completely useless post, and stop responding. each time you respond you "bump" it in the detriment of other post that are dealing with important technical stuff and help ppl in distress here. i know, i just did that but for a good cause...lol
we have more important things to do than considering witch new pda to buy and replace the diamond.

[Sergio PC]

i'll buy a brick if.......i''ll know that is supported here and it will have a sub-forum here, at xda-dev.!!!!!
now serious i found a little funny an futile to open here, in diamond's forum a thread about "i sold my diamond, what to buy instead".
each rom i flash, each tweak i add i like more and more my diamond.
generally speaking please stop posting completely useless post, and stop responding. each time you respond you "bump" it in the detriment of other post that are dealing with important technical stuff and help ppl in distress here. i know, i just did that but for a good cause...lol
we have more important things to do than considering witch new pda to buy and replace the diamond.

No one can describe the sense of coolness you get when you install gsen turn your phone around......... I hear you bradaa, i love tweaking my baby, (something you will never get on another device).
Remember second best they are!