HTC’s Touch Diamond II got a disproportional amount of coverage recently – unfortunately, no complete review has been made available so far.
Fortunately, PocketNow’s Brandon Miniman managed to get his hands onto a sample via Clove…and gave it a pretty good 4/5. His final verdict was mixed, though:
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There are a lot of small issues we have with the Diamond2. To start, we were quite disappointed by the unboxing experience and the inclusion of accessories. If you own an unlocked Touch Pro or Touch Diamond, you’re familiar with the memorable unboxing experience that you had on the day that you opened up the box. On the Diamond2, the device is displayed in plastic between two pieces of cardboard. Yuck. Then, once in the box, two key accessories are lacking: a case or pouch and a 3.5mm headphone adapter. Has HTC become cheap, or do they think that the consumer doesn’t want these additions?And then there are the other small issues: the microSD slot is inconveniently placed beneath the battery cover, there is no flash on the camera (really?), the battery cover feels cheap and plasticy, there is no 3.5mm headphone jack, and the stylus is no longer magnetic.
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The Diamond2 has a lot in common with the Touch HD…the screen resolution, form factor and camera. If you remember, the Touch HD was the first HTC device to not have a dedicated camera button. Well, the Diamond2 is the second, and we really don’t like it. It’s difficult enough to steady the camera while taking a picture, but to have to awkwardly press the screen to release the shutter is a huge annoyance.
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Also, I’d like to be able to disable the HTC Start menu. It’s visually pleasing, but it doesn’t include recent programs, nor does it allow for the rearrangement of the icons. The only way to go back to the regular Windows Mobile Start menu is to disable TouchFLO 3D. It’s all or nothing.
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Further information can be had here:
http://pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=reviews&id=1134
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