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HTC Diamond Has Ultra-High Density Display

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:17:56 EDT

@Krutch: None of this bickering will change the fact that this HTC Diamond design is the cubist Brundlefly of cell phones.

That said, WinMo still sucks.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

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Krutch — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:08:29 EDT

@wild homes: Excuse me who is the troll? You're personally attacking me. Get over you're iphone, it's not an item of worship. Now lets take a trip in the past and look at what I said..

"lol at the retards with a crappy iphone who think Windows Mobile on an HTC phone is SO bad"

Take your Rosary iphone off your neck and try out some other phones.. The great thing about Windows Mobile is you can change the interface like HTC has done many of times. It looks so much better.

Hey quick take a video of me laughing at you.. aww damn you have an iphone, you can't :(

Krutch

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JRo — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:08:38 EDT

No mention of CDMA version. Looks like no Diamond for Verizon.

JRo

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Ariel_Wollinger — Sun, 04 May 2008 19:22:58 EDT

correction:
• an accelerometer sensor (like the N95's)

It was released before the iPhoney.

Ariel_Wollinger

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Ken_Darrow — Sun, 04 May 2008 18:06:29 EDT

Errr, looks like a Zune. Still no all screen face. Just looks outdated already.

Ken_Darrow

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LaniSextus — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:48:14 EDT

Comment on HTC Diamond Has Ultra-High Density Display To all those iFonnies, No it doesn't have GPS, it has eGPS!

LaniSextus

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OtakuboyT — Sun, 04 May 2008 14:46:24 EDT

Why are they doing these mini and micro cards? I like the fact that my camera and phone use the same card. Also needs a bigger screen.

OtakuboyT

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YankeeFan — Sun, 04 May 2008 13:21:07 EDT

@TurboFool: That's been mentioned quiet a few times in the comments.

YankeeFan

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TurboFool — Sun, 04 May 2008 12:59:40 EDT

The Diamond does NOT have a QWERTY keyboard. The Raphael does.

TurboFool

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cotr — Sun, 04 May 2008 11:51:29 EDT

@OG512: well great. lets hope we get this thing in 2 years then. when verizons lte lights up.

but for now, ITS UMTS. stupid head.

cotr

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Charles — Sun, 04 May 2008 10:57:47 EDT

I just don't think anyone will put out a Windows Mobile phone (at least until Microsoft releases some newer versions) and call it an iPhone killer. It's just a recipe for disaster.

Charles

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OG512 — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:15:53 EDT

@cr0ft: sounds like a job for that new Sony hybrid battery!

OG512

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cr0ft — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:05:06 EDT

With a 900mah battery this thing will be a brick after 15 minutes worth of wifi, gps and full screen brightness.

It's a massive shame that they crippled it by giving it a ludicrously low battery capacity, that alone may be bad enough for me to stay away.

Though frankly I'm more interested in its sister model, the one with the slide out keyboard, anyway. But that probably still has the micro battery...

cr0ft

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cr0ft — Sun, 04 May 2008 09:03:02 EDT

It has great specs in every way, except with a 900mah battery it will be a brick 15 minutes after you fire up wifi, gps and full screen brightness.

Darn shame that they crippled it with that battery size after getting so many things right.

cr0ft

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OG512 — Sun, 04 May 2008 08:53:26 EDT

@camelontherun: if you did not know, Verizon's new 4G network will be GSM based as well as AT&T's. I'll post you the article from Engadget if you need it.

OG512

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strider_mt2k — Sun, 04 May 2008 08:06:24 EDT

@Kaiser-Machead: beat me to it I just noticed, and better worded too.

strider_mt2k

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strider_mt2k — Sun, 04 May 2008 08:05:21 EDT

I was fiddling around with a Sprint HTC Touch the other day and aside from the very unresponsive touch screen the thing seemed pretty damn cool!

THIS thing, wow.
After my experience with the Touch I can't help but be curious.

-and the back of that thing looks like it's very radar absorbent too!

strider_mt2k

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jhoeforth — Sun, 04 May 2008 06:44:07 EDT

Looks like Zune 80 to me.

jhoeforth

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Jackal-Head — Sun, 04 May 2008 04:16:58 EDT

The iPhone's native resolution is 480x320, so it's twice the pixels but not twice the lines.

Jackal-Head

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Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:29:13 EDT

Nice geometrically retarded backplate. It'll come in handy if I want to reduce the radar cross section of my cell phone.

Kaiser-Machead's LEGO WALL-E

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yogibimbi — Sun, 04 May 2008 02:22:29 EDT

@OG512: mmm, welcome to the world of location based services. You know, there are people in this world who get around by means of transportation other than cars. And if you are anywhere you don't know your way around properly (like, gasp, walking) it is _very_ handy to have GPS onboard.

yogibimbi

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xboxishuge — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:55:47 EDT

So, ummm...why is the back of it all pointy and stupid?

xboxishuge

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meefer — Sun, 04 May 2008 01:22:37 EDT

@@lithivm: Try Skyfire?

meefer

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lithivm — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:51:27 EDT

I own an Iphone, love it and yes its jailbroken. But I've had every type of "PocketPC" from casio's to ipaqs to toshiba to HP VGA qvga htc qtek... And guess what they all had in common a retarded OS that MS doesn't give a f*ck about!

Within not even two years apple has completetly taken over, MS had more than a decade..... They suck have you tried even to browse gizmodo on one?

Posted from my iPhone....

lithivm

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cotr — Sun, 04 May 2008 00:34:21 EDT

i like how everyone asks if its verizon or sprint. the third line specifically states GSM. how dare you read this website and not know the difference. jebus!

seriously tho.... hot.

cotr

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wild homes loves you but chooses darkness! — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:47:22 EDT

@Krutch: I don't think anyone here blew a load over the iPhone, so you can cut out the fucking trolling. As a simple business fact, user interface sells a lot of phones. The iPhone's is better than the WinMo interface right now. WinMo has selling points too. Stop trying to rag a fight where there isn't one.

Ass.

wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!

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MasterJoefus — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:46:25 EDT

who is the carrier?!

MasterJoefus

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Krutch — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:37:42 EDT

lol at the retards with a crappy iphone who think Windows Mobile on an HTC phone is SO bad.. I laugh at you, you silly stupid snobs. rofl keep "jail breaking" your phone so you can do the simplest of task..

Now this phone + Android = Orgasm.

Krutch

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Paul — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:25:06 EDT

A VGA display with a QWERTY keyboard?
Perfect thus far.

If it is fluid and graceful and relatively bug-free, it will be an improvement on the iPhone (that i have and like very much, btw! :O))

Can't wait for this.

I also have the Tilt, which is really good in theory, but kind of glitched and overwrought in application.

HTC has some good stuff happening.
They follow and lead in the same stream.

Paul

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banmojo — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:10:30 EDT

screw this, I'm so in for the 3G iPhone! I just hope that 199$/2yr contract rumor proves true (yeah yeah, I heard the dude who started that is a big d-bag, but hey, we can all dream right?)

banmojo

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fosho4 — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:08:29 EDT

That is utterly sexy.
COME TO AMERICA!

fosho4

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imTheKing — Sat, 03 May 2008 22:37:19 EDT

WinMo is in no way going to be an iPhone killer. If they had come up with an OS theyd have a better chance of going with the iphone killer route. Aside from that, I would love this on Verizon since the iPhone isnt coming to any good carriers anytime soon.

imTheKing

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YankeeFan — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:39:35 EDT

I like it. I've been waiting for something 'cute' rumor-esque with a slide out keyboard but if this is meant to replace the mogul, a pda, it probably isn't what I'm looking for.

I don't know much about phones, but 3.2 sounds like a mighty fine camera on a phone.

YankeeFan

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Arsenal6 — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:21:12 EDT

how much?

Arsenal6

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wild homes loves you but chooses darkness! — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:18:02 EDT

@YankeeFan: Well, I guess for Sprint devices, they're not bad. I was actually thinking to myself this was looking like this year's version of the Centro-- a somewhat gimped smartphone-lite that's real heavy on the cuteness. That's not a knock-- I dig the Centro, wish I could use it on the side but the buttons are WAY TOO SMALL.

wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!

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LagunaSol — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:15:52 EDT

Windows Mobile? iPhone killer?

Laughable.

LagunaSol

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YankeeFan — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:13:50 EDT

Yeah, the Diamond doesn't have the qwuerty, the Raphael does.

Both coming to Sprint WOO WOO!!!

YankeeFan

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wild homes loves you but chooses darkness! — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:12:35 EDT

The specs are solid for a low-end to mid-range smartphone, but this better not be the 'most important product' HTC is hyping. It's cute enough for what it is, but 4gb storage? Only a 3.2 megapixel shooter? No GPS? It's nice, but this doesn't look set to compete with the rumored features of the second-gen iPhone, the 8gb N95 (let alone the N96), or the Xperia, which is itself an HTC device! This won't even be the best HTC device released this year. Pass.

PS designers, you can stop that prism crap. It looks ridiculous on the Nokia candybar, it's dumb on the Xperia, and it looks stupid here. Let's forget this phase, please.

wild homes loves you but chooses darkness!

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packetsniffer — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:09:19 EDT

Giz, nowhere does it state that this device has a QWERTY keyboard. And notice the back button on the front of the phone. This puppy's running Windows Mobile Standard, not Pro.

packetsniffer

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Stacky Botrus — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:56:13 EDT

Im not a gigantic fan of th eiphone or windows mobile devices, but I dont think winmo has what it takes to me inside anything labeled an iphone killer. Android maybe, but not winmo.

Stacky Botrus

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blitzkrieg999 — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:54:47 EDT

Judging by previously leaked screenshots, there may be another version similar to this coming out with GPS. I certainly can't wait to see what all gets announced next week!

blitzkrieg999

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phuzzy — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:30:59 EDT

@pure241: Home and back key buttons, but no soft key buttons. Must have a touchscreen for those then?

phuzzy

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paja — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:27:56 EDT

Sound like the perfect phone for all of you iPhone haters. Go for it HTC Fanboys.

paja

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Derek Devine — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:26:59 EDT

Sorry screen and storage size is WAY to small. What are you going to add on it? 10 pictures to show on that tiny screen? No can do.

Derek Devine

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jackfrost132 — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:08:18 EDT

Me likie the Nokia N96.

jackfrost132

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ZzFDKzZ — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:51:36 EDT

Blah still with the 2.8 screen size.

ZzFDKzZ

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Bokusatsu_Tenshi — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:51:12 EDT

Sounds interesting... will keep an eye on it.
But nothing will really kill iPhone... you know, it's largely sustained by pure fanboy worshiping.

If it actually is better than iPhone, Apple fanboys will just say stuff like "just you wait 'till iPhone 2" or something like that...

Bokusatsu_Tenshi

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--Tito-- — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:30:19 EDT

Oh, and pay attention to HTC's word play, if this isn't as advertised then bam!! a lawsuit because then it would be the Tilt fiasco all over again. . .

--Tito--

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--Tito-- — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:29:12 EDT

Damn it, I want definite driver checks and performance tests before I even consider touching it. . . .

--Tito--

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Biggy — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:05:26 EDT

900 Mah battery?! Isn't that too low for a WinMo with all these specs?

Biggy

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Aethyr — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:56:26 EDT

Slick. If this is for Verizon, I'm definitely getting it. I hate my chunky Chocolate.

Aethyr

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OG512 — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:46:11 EDT

And for all you iPhone fanboys, stop nitpicking about the little things that everyone might not need. Built in GPS is not a necessity if you drive your car, a stand alone dash unit suits me fine. I don't see myself driving on I95 reaching for my phone trying to navigate and drive at the same time.

OG512

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pastrychef — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:42:31 EDT

They better have graphics acceleration enabled or they will have another Tilt/Kaiser fiasco. Either way, they've already lost me as a customer.

pastrychef

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OG512 — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:41:49 EDT

Will Verizon get this phone? If so I am all in. Chips, cash and car title!

OG512

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Weihovah — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:41:45 EDT

wow... 4gb of internal memory... my mogul is jealous

Weihovah

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pure241 — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:38:40 EDT

@sparx104
there's no way a windows mobile standard phone would ever be concidered an iphone killer. it has to have a touch screen.

on the subject of iphone killing, keep in mind that this will have to compete with the next gen iphone.

also, wait... no built in gps!??

pure241

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sparx104 — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:26:13 EDT

Looks nice but it has the Home & Back keys from Windows Mobile Standard not Pro, so is this the correct device those specs match or does Pro now support those buttons?

sparx104

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athingunique — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:13:58 EDT

Very nice looking. If it still has the full qwerty keyboard somewhere then it could be the AK we've been waiting for.

athingunique