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By now I hope you all will have seen my HTC Touch Diamond2 unboxing video that I posted earlier today. For those of you that like what you see and just cant wait any longer you can order yours today from either Devicewire.com or Clove Technology. Both suppliers have the Diamond2 in stock today so if you want to be one of the first to get your hands on the fantastic Diamond2 you’d better get your skates on as stock of this brand new handset is really limited!!
We have just received notification from our friends Clove Technology that the HTC Touch Diamond2 is now in stock and ready for next day delivery.
You can order it now for a price £342.00 plus Vat and they ship worldwide. The version available will be the European version so it will not support the 3G bands outside of Europe unless they are the same so in the USA for example the device will work as an Edge only device.
You can find out more information at Clove and watch out for our un-boxing and review as soon as we receive ours.
Although it was only announced a few months ago at MWC, it feels like I’ve been waiting ages to get my hands on the HTC Touch Diamond2. I guess I must just be impatient to replace my original Diamond!
The HTC Touch Diamond2
Yesterday I managed to get my hands on a pre-release version of the Diamond2 which I’m going to use to start off my review of the handset. This pre-release unit is final hardware but there will be a few more tweaks to the ROM before the final version goes on sale in the next few days.
I’ve had the Diamond2 for less than 24 hours so far and I have to say that I like what I see. I’m happy that the back is now flat rather than angular like the original Diamond and despite the larger screen, larger battery and the inclusion of the MicroSD card socket HTC have managed to keep the overall size and weight down so that it’s not much bigger or heavier than the Diamond and still retains the slim-appeal.
The HTC Touch Diamond2 vs Original Diamond
So take a look at the video below. It’s a little long but I take you on a tour around the hardware and then have a look at some of the software changes and the new TouchFlo 3D stuff.
HTC Touch Diamond2 unboxing and preview video
HTC Touch Diamond2 Specification:
Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz CPU
RAM – 288 MB
ROM – 512 MB
3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution
HSDPA/WCDMA: Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Internal GPS antenna
microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
FM Radio, G-Sensor
Main camera: 5.0 megapixel colour camera with auto focus
Second camera: VGA CMOS colour camera
Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery 1100 mAh
107.85 X 53.1 X 13.7 mm (4.25 X 2.09 X 0.54 inches)
117.5 grams (4.15 ounces) with battery
Please feel free to send me any questions or photo requests and I’ll do my best to answer them. I’ll have more photos and videos online soon and expect to get my hands on the retail version over the next few days.
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