HTC Touch Diamond
{{Infobox Mobile phone |
name = HTC Touch Diamond |
image = File:HTC Diamond.JPG |
imagesize = 220px |
logo=HTCTouchdiamond.png |
slogan = Elegance and innovation |
manufacturer = High Tech Computer Corporation |
available = {{start date and age|2008|5}} |
screen = 2.8-in. LCD touchscreen
480×640 px 65k-color VGA TFT |
camera = 3.2-megapixel CMOS color
VGA CMOS color secondary
operatingsystem = Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional |
input = Touchscreen |
cpu = 528 MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A |
memory = 256 MB internal flash
192 MB RAM
4 GB internal storage |
connectivity = Quadband (after July 2008 ROM update) WCDMA/UMTS, GSM / GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, Bluetooth 2.0, 802.11 b/g, A-GPS, USB |
battery = Rechargeable 900-mAh Li-ion battery (up to 396 hrs standby, 5.5 hrs talk ) |
size = 102 × 51 × 11.5 mm
(4 × 2 × 0.45 in) |
series = HTC Touch family |
successor = HTC Touch Diamond2 |
predecessor = HTC Touch |
related = HTC Touch Pro |
}}
The HTC Touch Diamond, also known as the HTC P3700 or its codename the HTC Diamond,{{Cite web |url=http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=1311 |title=PDAdb.net - HTC Touch Diamond specifications |access-date=2008-06-25 |archive-date=2008-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080629011707/http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=1311 |url-status=live }} is a Windows Mobile 6.1-powered Pocket PC designed and manufactured by HTC. It is the first device to feature TouchFLO 3D - a new version of the TouchFLO interface, unique to the Touch family.{{Cite web |url=http://www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=46278 |title=HTC Touch Diamond overview |access-date=2008-05-08 |archive-date=2011-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721183055/http://www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=46278 |url-status=dead }} The HTC Touch Diamond was first available in Hong Kong in late May 2008.{{Cite web |url=http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080530PD207.html |title=HTC Touch Diamond handsets are shipping |date=30 May 2008 |access-date=2008-06-10 |archive-date=2009-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107011428/http://digitimes.com/news/a20080530PD207.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://gizmodo.com/394109/htc-touch-diamond-available-online-now |title=HTC Touch Diamond Available Online Now |date=29 May 2008 |access-date=2017-09-09 |archive-date=2017-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814180031/http://gizmodo.com/394109/htc-touch-diamond-available-online-now |url-status=live }} It was available across all major European carriers in June 2008, and later in the year in other parts of the world.{{Cite web |url=http://www.htc.com/www/press.aspx?id=46436&lang=1033 |title=HTC Touch Diamond unveiling |access-date=2008-05-08 |archive-date=2011-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716060652/http://www.htc.com/www/press.aspx?id=46436&lang=1033 |url-status=live }} The American Touch Diamond was launched on September 14, 2008 on the Sprint{{Cite web |url=https://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/24397 |title=5 reasons to hold off on the iPhone 3G - Ben Patterson - Yahoo! Tech |access-date=2017-01-18 |archive-date=2009-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091229220513/http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/24397 |url-status=live }} network, and April 10, 2009 on the Verizon Wireless network.{{Cite web |url=http://news.softpedia.com/news/HTC-039-s-Touch-Diamond-and-Touch-Pro-Going-to-Verizon-88977.shtml |title=Softpedia - HTC's Touch Diamond and Touch Pro Going to Verizon |access-date=2008-07-19 |archive-date=2008-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080721002416/http://news.softpedia.com/news/HTC-039-s-Touch-Diamond-and-Touch-Pro-Going-to-Verizon-88977.shtml |url-status=live }} The European release date was slightly delayed by a last-minute ROM update.{{Cite web |url=http://mobilitytoday.com/news/008599/htc_diamond_delay |title=HTC Touch Diamond - Delay In Stock Delivery |access-date=2008-06-10 |archive-date=2012-04-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428023030/http://www.mobilitytoday.com/news/008599/htc_diamond_delay |url-status=dead }} The carrier bound names for this phone include T-Mobile MDA Compact IV, O2 XDA Diamond{{Cite web |url=http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&model=HTC%20Diamond&num_rows_max=0 |title=PDAdb.net - Devices with Diamond codename |access-date=2008-06-26 |archive-date=2010-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612064352/http://www.pdadb.net/index.php?m=pdamaster&posted=1&model=HTC%20Diamond&num_rows_max=0 |url-status=live }} and O2 XDA Ignito.{{Cite web |url=http://www.globalcertificationforum.org/Application/onlinecertification/terminalinfo/?terminalId=1427 |title=Global Certification Forum - XDA Ignito |access-date=2008-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216004509/http://www.globalcertificationforum.org/Application/onlinecertification/terminalinfo/?terminalId=1427 |archive-date=2012-02-16 |url-status=dead }} It is the official successor of the HTC Touch.{{Cite web |url=http://content.modaco.net/htc-diamond-raphael-02.jpg |title=HTC Touch Diamond leaked photo |access-date=2008-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723211240/http://content.modaco.net/htc-diamond-raphael-02.jpg |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}
The successor to the Touch Diamond - the HTC Touch Diamond2 - was announced in February 2009 for Q2 2009 release outside the US and Q4 release estimated for North America.
Hardware
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HTC opted for resistive technology for the touchscreen. The reason cited by Horace Luke, HTC's Chief Innovation Officer, was that the resistive touch screen is better for Asian character recognition.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDS5BKkmoTM |title=Horace Luke interview (30 seconds in) |website=YouTube |access-date=2016-11-27 |archive-date=2016-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161014181441/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDS5BKkmoTM |url-status=live }} However, the buttons beneath the screen, as well as being pressable buttons, have capacitive touch sensitivity. This feature is used by the camera application to auto-focus the camera as a finger approaches to press the button that will take a picture.{{Cite web |url=http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2008/05/26/htc-touch-diamond-hidden-innovations-video-plus-rom-ready-for-download/ |title=HTC Touch Diamond Hidden Innovations Video plus ROM Ready for Download |date=26 May 2008 |access-date=2008-06-02 |archive-date=2017-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814174118/http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2008/05/26/htc-touch-diamond-hidden-innovations-video-plus-rom-ready-for-download/ |url-status=live }}
Luke also noted that this is the thinnest device that HTC has designed to date.[http://htc-diamond.com/videos/ HTC Diamond - Videos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213105530/http://htc-diamond.com/videos/ |date=2012-02-13 }} (See second video)
Some people find that the Touch Diamond's battery life is too short. Consequently, batteries offering double the capacity of the included battery are being sold by third parties and HTC itself sells an extended battery with 50% extra capacity.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2008/06/28/htc_touch_diamond_extended_battery |title=Tracy and Matt - HTC Touch Diamond extended battery (June) |date=28 June 2008 |access-date=2009-01-07 |archive-date=2009-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106133149/http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2008/06/28/htc_touch_diamond_extended_battery |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2008/07/26/htc_touch_diamond_extended_battery_1 |title=Tracy and Matt - HTC Touch Diamond extended battery (July) |date=26 July 2008 |access-date=2009-01-07 |archive-date=2009-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106020101/http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2008/07/26/htc_touch_diamond_extended_battery_1 |url-status=live }}
The screen turns itself off when a person is on a call. This is to prevent the screen accepting unwanted inputs from the user's face when they are making a call, but it also requires the user to turn the screen back on if they want to use the screen. Removing the stylus when in a phone call both turns on the screen and starts up the notes application (if so selected as an option by the user).{{Cite web |url=http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2008/05/26/htc-touch-diamond-hidden-innovations-video-plus-rom-ready-for-download/ |title=Phones Review - HTC Touch Diamond Hidden Innovations Video plus ROM Ready for Download |date=26 May 2008 |access-date=2008-06-02 |archive-date=2017-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814174118/http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2008/05/26/htc-touch-diamond-hidden-innovations-video-plus-rom-ready-for-download/ |url-status=live }}
Software
Image:Htcdiamondpocket.jpg on the HTC Touch Diamond]]
In addition to the standard features of Windows Mobile, the following additional software is included on the Diamond:
=TouchFLO 3D=
{{Main|TouchFLO 3D}}
The Touch Diamond uses HTC's unique TouchFLO 3D user interface. This interface makes it easier for users to accomplish common tasks using their fingers rather than a stylus. TouchFLO 3D consists of tabs, and the user switches between tabs by sliding their finger along the row of tabs at the bottom of the screen.
=Opera=
The Touch Diamond uses Opera Mobile as its default Web browser, though Internet Explorer, a standard part of Windows Mobile, is also included. It offers features such as tabbed browsing, improved zoom features, and text reflow.{{Cite web |url=http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2008/05/22_2/ |title=Opera Mobile delivers breakthrough Web experience on HTC Touch Diamond |access-date=2008-06-27 |archive-date=2008-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906045414/http://www.opera.com/pressreleases/en/2008/05/22_2/ |url-status=live }} The browser can change the orientation of the page between portrait and landscape modes depending on the way the accelerometer senses the device is being held (not in Internet Explorer). Opera is also capable of downloading any file directly to the device, as long as the device's internal storage has enough free space.
=YouTube=
The Touch Diamond includes a YouTube program that allows users to search for videos, maintain a list of their favorite videos, and view featured videos.
=Teeter=
Teeter is a videogame utilizing the accelerometer of the Touch Diamond in which the player guides a ball to a target by tilting the device, avoiding obstacles such as walls and holes. The device vibrates when the ball hits a wall, giving the illusion that a real ball is inside the device.
Android
The [https://web.archive.org/web/20100409063926/http://www.xdandroid.com/ XDAndroid project] makes it possible to run Android on HTC Windows Mobile phones, including the Touch Diamond.
Sales
Over one million units were shipped in six weeks, compared to the HTC Touch, which took 5 months to reach the same milestone. HTC consequently raised its sales projection for 2008 from two to three million units.{{Cite web |url=http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=577 |title=HTC Diamond hits 1 million after 6 weeks! |date=5 August 2008 |access-date=2008-08-24 |archive-date=2008-08-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080825130707/http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=577 |url-status=live }} HTC said in 2009 that the sales projection was met.{{cite web |last1=Goldstein |first1=Phil |title=HTC posts $4.61 billion in sales for 2008 |url=https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/htc-posts-4-61-billion-sales-for-2008 |website=Fierce Wireless |access-date=3 September 2022 |date=8 January 2009 |quote=HTC also said that sales for its Touch Diamond and for the G1 met expectations. |archive-date=3 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903173709/https://www.fiercewireless.com/wireless/htc-posts-4-61-billion-sales-for-2008 |url-status=live }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=46278 HTC Touch Diamond overview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721183055/http://www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=46278 |date=2011-07-21 }}
- [http://www.htc.com/www/product.aspx?id=46286 HTC Touch Diamond specification]
- [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=398265 HTC Touch Diamond performance tweaks]
- [http://www.phones.org.nz/images/phones/htc_touch_diamond_big.jpg# Image of HTC phone]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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