Jade vs. Diamond

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Hi @ all,

i'm thinking to buy the htc jade. But i'm not sure, wich ppc is better. The Jade or the Diamond?
What are you thinking about it?

Originally Posted by bomo

Hi @ all,

i'm thinking to buy the htc jade. But i'm not sure, wich ppc is better. The Jade or the Diamond?
What are you thinking about it?

Hi,

I asked myself the same question, and check specs, it seems for the same price, the diamond is better as it includes internal memory 4Gb, screen is VGA and few other stuffs. Then, jade is really nice, with modern shape...

So I would say :
for technical point of view: Diamond
for design point of view :Jade

The internal memory of Diamond is good, but it has not a microSD slot...this is a big problem for me. And the Jade has one. So I can use my 8GB microSD.
And the VGA consume more Battery as QVGA and most of programms are development in QVGA. I would prefer a longer batterylife as a VGA screen.

I will choose the Jade because I can use microSD cards and I can have more then 4GB.
In my oppinion VGA is too much for that tiny display size and it eats more battery...

On the other hand I will miss the radio and I can't find out if the Qualcomm MSM7225 chipset is equal or worse then one in the Diamond MSM7201A.
The Diamond has also a "Scroll Wheel", accelerometer and if the secifications I found are ok, camera with autofocus & 3D video accelerator...

I think I chosse the Jade.

The Release is the 03.11.09

hmm me already pre ordered can't wait to get it!

Jade:
+ Cool design
+ No annoying glossy look
+ Hopefully longer battery life than Diamond
+ Faster than Diamond - the whole UI and touch screen seems to respond faster

- No VGA display
- No g sensor
- No auto-focus cam

Diamond:
... well...vice versa


The Touch 3G with a bit larger display (3"...3"2), VGA display and long battery life....would be just awesome. Surfing with 640x480 is more fun, even on a small display.

I think, much better would be 3" wqvga? display 400*240 and tv-out, it's my dream :)

I have checked the prices on various ,I think the Jade is less expensive than the Diamond.

I had a Diamond now I have a Jade

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The Diamond Good: Display was great, responded well
The Diamond Bad: Battery died quickly, no memory expansion

The Jade Good: Battery life, faster than Diamond, cost $250 less than diamond
The Jade Bad: Several applications don't work

What do I miss? The light sensor. It was great to walk outside and have a crisp bright screen.

Accelerometer? It would be nice, but I don't miss it as much as the light sensor.