A Good Contender for the iPhone: HTC Diamond

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Apple’s iPhone got everyone thrilled with its touchscreen technology along with a very cool interface. Add to that is the Apple’s natural ability to dazzle techies and the massive success of the classic iPod, it got the whole mobile world on its knees to the iPhone and its non-phone predecessor, iPod Touch. For months, different companies have been coming out with their own touchscreen phones to challenge the iPhone. Among them is the Taiwan-based HTC which undeniably was able to grab some piece of the action through their own touchscreen phones such as the original HTC Touch. Using their own TouchFlo technology, they were able give a good looking phone with features that could rival the iPhone.

Lately, HTC even added more dazzle to their HTC Touch. They have just recently presented to the public the upgraded version of HTC Touch called the HTC Touch Diamond. Using the same TouchFlo technology, HTC Diamond presents features that will make you think twice about the iPhone.

HTC Diamond comes with a 2.8 inch screen that looks so much glossier than the iPhone. Using full VGA on their interface, it gives off better resolution to the 480×320 resolution of the iPhone. The sleek user interface of HTC Diamond is notable. At the product presentation you just have to tap an icon to activate the function which twirls on a 3D interface.

Inside the HTC is a robust Windows Mobile 6.1. It has a built it Wifi and HSDPA for 3.5G browsing – a significant different to the iPhone as 3G for iPhone are still under development. HTC Diamond uses Opera as its native browser. HTC Diamond offers the capability of zooming in to the specific parts of the website. It has its own YouTube application for easier browsing in the popular video sharing website.

This phone will be released in Europe and Asia before being sold to the US. Pricing hasn’t been outlined yet but if you go with the iPhone’s initial offering sometime ago, it could be within $400 – $500 range when HTC Diamond hits the stands.

[via engadgetmobile]

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