October 29 2009
Categorized Under: Cell Phones
Tags; 2010, android 2.0, apple, blackberry, blackberry storm 2, droid eris, eclair, fcc, google, google branded phone, google maps navigation, google voice, hd2. dragon, htc, htc desire, htc touch diamond2, iphone, ITG, lg gw620 eve, market share, mid phone, minisite, motorola, motorola droid, palm, pnd, quanta, verizon wireless, windows mobile 6.5
Mobile phones are sleek, they are in and they are coming at you in huge numbers every other day. To cut through all the confusion, I take you on this journey through the latest phones every Thursday.
This week, we have the big Droid being launched, previewed and generally liked and talked about. Plus, Google has this killer navigation app that completely owns every other such app and device.
Get to the other side to know more.
July 3 2009
Categorized Under: Cell Phones
Tags; htc, htc smartphone, htc touch diamond2, htc touch phone, smartphone, windows mobile touch phone, windows smartphone
HTC has recently released the new HTC Touch Diamond2 in Europe and so far the feedback has been positive. So as we wait for the phone to travel across the pond, here’s what I see in the new upgraded Touch Diamond.
First off all, all the reviews available are reviews of the European model and that has a few compatibility issues with US standards. The main problem is in the 3G spectrum because the US 3G bands are different from the European bands. So even though you can already get unlocked phones at online market places, it is better to hold out till HTC releases them in the US. Without the matching spectrum, you will only be able to surf at EDGE speeds. So I am going to skip this part of it.
Coming to the phone itself, I have to say that it looks positively stunning. It is quite sleek and makes other phones like the iPhone and the Samsung Omnia look out of shape. But more than anything else, the touch Diamond2 looks very mature and elegant. It has a clean face done up in brushed aluminum and the back has a smooth plastic battery cover. It loses the soft touch finish battery of the earlier models, which some people preferred for the better grip.
Compared to the original Touch Diamond, the Touch Diamond2 is slightly larger, even though it is smaller than the other major smartphones in the market. It measures a nice 4.25 inches x 2.09 inches x 0.54 inches and weighs about 4.15 ounces. That makes it slim enough to be comfortably used and carried around on a daily basis. Continue reading “The HTC Touch Diamond2” »
