Should I shouldn't I

[ukmdb]

Question to all you with this stunner of a phone already.
Is it as slow as everyone say's it is.?
Does importing any of the roms available make any difference to the speed?
Should I hold out for the pro? (T-Mobile Vario IV) Though I hate the T-mobile branding and white screen. I presume I will be able to replace the rom.

Your expertease guidance is needed in me making a quick decision.

Thanks guys/gals

[s1rl4ncel0t]

Between Diamond and Diamond Pro,it's all a matter of size, keyboard and battery.


Anyway, this is a great device, the best I've had if I may say so. I had also many other HTC before this one, and this Diamond is a master piece :D

No,it's not slow. It's not hyper-fast as well. But it's far from saying it's not usable because it's slow.
As a matter of fact, even with original ROM inside, it's the fastest HTC I've tried until now... (I tried almost all HTC since the old Qtek S100).

So, if you want my advice: buy one NOW,and join us with our problems, and our solutions, but always having a great time here ;)




HastaSSSS

[oddball1]

He is totally right, I have had quit some htc devices already and by far this is the fastest.

What many people or complaining about is the touch3d today interface that is lagging. but the device its self is quit impressive. To have that technology in such a compact device, is all my dream come true...

I really love the device, and the only problem is the battery for me. But i saw that soon there will be a battery with 1100mha for it, so i am waiting for it...

[someone1234]

I assume you've had a WM device before?

If you remove touchflo its actually a very very fast device. With touchflo its quite slugish.

[s1rl4ncel0t]

With european ROM 1.37.401.3, I found TouchFlo surprisingly fast :eek:


Give it a shot,in case you haven't done so already.



HastaSSSS

[someone1234]

With european ROM 1.37.401.3, I found TouchFlo surprisingly fast :eek:

Give it a shot,in case you haven't done so already.

HastaSSSS

I've tried all the roms and multiple tweaks. I'm no stranger to playing in the registry! What i've found is:

1) Touchflo is not very intuitive. Its show over function, and its too slow to get to where you need to go quickly.
2) Its far too easy to press the wrong thing in touchflo and the screen feels like its not sensative enough to deal with finger navigation.
3) At times touchflo just freezes, or lags - yes in every rom with every tweak. This makes problem 2) even worse and leads to frustration.

BUT..

I've found that the touch screen actually is good enough, and after changing the pressure to 240 (or even 50 to 60) it works great in everything except touchflo. Touchflow has its on finger pressure setting which doesnt seem to make much difference.

When using other navigation programs like pointui or mobile shell there are no lags, and you can actually use the phone properly. In fact mobile shell is so fast it feels comparable to an iphone.

Touchflo is ok, but in my opinion needs alot more tweaking and i may come back to it in a few months, but for now i'm using mobileshell.

[pedmond]

With european ROM 1.37.401.3, I found TouchFlo surprisingly fast :eek:

HastaSSSS

Yup, no noticeable lag. TF3D is VERY useable now, IMHO.

[ukmdb]

Thanks for the pro's and con's from you real users.
I have been with XDA for the past 3 years had many flavours of win mobile devices and many HTC phones in the past and I know to only ask them in know to get the truth so a big thanks.

Think I will wait and see what T-Mobile UK offers and opt for the pro for the keyboard and extra battery life.

thanks again

[s1rl4ncel0t]

When using other navigation programs like pointui or mobile shell there are no lags, and you can actually use the phone properly. In fact mobile shell is so fast it feels comparable to an iphone.

Touchflo is ok, but in my opinion needs alot more tweaking and i may come back to it in a few months, but for now i'm using mobileshell.

Could you show us some screenshots of you device the way it looks now?


I'm curious. It could be an alternative to TouchFlo if it has the same or better functionality.



HastaSSSS

[misba7]

well... the diamond it self is realy fast (as every1 says so)
the TouchFlo3D is not bad , its actualy great (1.01630.30)
battery life on the other hand was an issue - it seems it leveled off now i can safely say mine lasts

[someone1234]

Could you show us some screenshots of you device the way it looks now?

I'm curious. It could be an alternative to TouchFlo if it has the same or better functionality.

HastaSSSS

http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/mobileshell/?en

Theres some videos there. Check out the videos on Now screen, Menu's, Gestures to get an idea.

I'm using this theme:
http://mobileshell.ppc-theme.com/page%202.html

With GSens every screen also rotates :)

oh, and its AS FAST as shown in that video, i'd say a bit faster.

[h9922293]

btw..a nub question...since i cannot found this rom on the hardSPL supported list post...is this version of rom supported by HardSPL?

Thanks guys =)

[tumis]

btw..a nub question...since i cannot found this rom on the hardSPL supported list post...is this version of rom supported by HardSPL?

Thanks guys =)

It can be instaled using unsigned hardSPL - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400950 or original SPL from HTC(maybe regionally dependent)

If there is no request already, you can ask for signed version here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400411

[open_source]

i spent 48 hours with my diamond now, didn't modd to much now,
because i am waiting for a rom that fits my needs.
Nevertheless i really love my new baby..:)
(alltough most people complain about the battery-power i have to say after i did some tweaking as written down somewhere here, it is not that bad)

btw. Touchflow feels qouite snappy compared with my old wizard an UL..^^