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HTC Touch Diamond 2 Review

By Sam Lee

Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 17Jul2009 Word count: 483 Viewed: 344 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site

HTC's original Touch Diamond was, without a doubt, a great success. Not only did it sport a sleek and attractive look but it also boasted the most touch-friendly enhancements on a Windows Mobile cell phone. HTC has now announced its successor, aptly named the Touch Diamond 2. Does this model outshine its predecessor or does it fall short? Read on to find out.

Let's start by telling you about its appearance. This Windows-Mobile based smart phone is made of metals and plastic, keeping it sturdy yet light. Visually, the HTC Touch Diamond 2 isn't as appealing as the original model but it still manages to look sleek and sophisticated in spite of being a bit thicker.

The resistive touchscreen is slightly bigger as well and measures 3.2inches but requires the use of a stylus for almost everything. However, it comes with a better resolution - WVGA 480X800 with a pixel density of 292ppi (just to give you a frame of reference, the original touch is 285ppi while Apple's iPhone has a 164ppi screen).

The TouchFLO interface manages to cover up the not-so-attractive Windows Mobile homescreen with several finger-friendly shortcuts to the main features. The sliding menu on the screen is fun and the icons can be accessed by running your finger horizontally along the customizable icons. However, the resistive touchscreen calls for the exertion of extra pressure and works best when used with the pointed stylus. If your finger is quite big, it may cause options to be accidentally selected when trying to scroll through.

Move away from the veil the TouchFLO interface creates and you still have to put up with the dated look of the Windows Mobile even though this model has the 6.1 version. The most annoying factor is the size of the font. A list of videos and music presented in the Windows Media Player, for example, look so tiny, you're forced to make use of the stylus.

On the plus side, the built-in Opera browser and HSDPA and WiFi connectivity combine to provide a great web browsing experience. The Google search box and the built-in YouTube application all add to the pleasures of using this phone to connect to the internet.

Keeping you further connected are the stereo Bluetooth and GPS (which makes use of the built-in Google Maps).

The 5MP camera on the back of Touch Diamond 2 does not have a flash option, making low-light shots noisy but the quality of the pictures, especially panoramas, was great. The Diamond 2 also allows you to stitch photos in a user friendly manner. The VGA camera on the front is used for video calling and works well though we'd have liked for it to be more sensitive to changes in lighting.

Other noteworthy specifications are its Qualcomm MSM7200A processor, 512MB ROM, 288MB RAM, a microSD slot for memory expansion, Quadband GSM with dualband UMTS with HSDPA and HSUPA, USB 2.0 and FM radio.

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