This is something which I did not see it coming. HTC announced Touch Diamond 2 during Windows Mobile Congress (WMC). With the success of Touch Diamond and the trend that HTC is adopting (e.g. relaunched of the enhanced Touch Cruise ), HTC has made it clear that it wants to be a leader in the WM market.
This new Touch Diamond 2 sports a 5 megapixels camera, a new TouchFLO3D and also, a zoom bar at the bottom. Apart from that, there is a better memory, a thicker body, a bigger screen and tad of class in it.
Here is the specs for HTC Touch Diamond 2
Specifications
Processor | Qualcomm® MSM7200A™, 528 MHz |
Operating System | Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional |
Memory | ROM: 512 MB RAM: 288 MB |
Dimensions | 107.85 X 53.1 X 13.7 mm (4.25 X 2.09 X 0.54 inches) |
Weight | 117.5 grams (4.15 ounces) with battery |
Display | 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution |
Network | HSDPA/WCDMA:
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
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Device Control | TouchFLO™ 3D Zoom bar |
GPS | Internal GPS antenna |
Connectivity | Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one) |
Camera | Main camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera |
Audio supported formats | AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A |
Video supported formats | WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI |
Battery | Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery Capacity: 1100 mAh Talk time:
Standby time:
Video call time: Up to 150 minutes |
Expansion Slot | microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible) |
AC Adapter | Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz DC output: 5V and 1A |
Special Features | FM Radio, G-Sensor |
Click Here to go to HTC Touch Diamond2 Website
In the press release, it states that it has a 50% better battery life. That is a lot!
Read the Press Release (Partial) below.
HTC TOUCH DIAMOND2
The HTC Touch Diamond2 is the next step in the evolution of the successful HTC Touch Diamond. Crafted to fit perfectly into the hand, the Touch Diamond2 evolves the compact design and iconic style of the original HTC Touch Diamond. It incorporates a larger 3.2-inch high-resolution wide-screen VGA display for a greater viewing area in a design just 13.7mm thick. The phone also includes a new touch sensitive zoom bar for even faster zooming of Web pages, emails, text messages, photos or documents.
Leveraging HTC’s TouchFLO 3D experience combined with a people-centric communication approach and HTC’s new Push Internet technology The Touch Diamond2 offers an advanced touch experience that is optimized for one-hand use.
With fifty-percent better battery life, a five mega-pixel auto focus camera, expandable memory, gravity sensor and an ambient light sensor, the Touch Diamond2 brings the most sophisticated capabilities to a broad consumer audience looking for the professional benefits of a smartphone without sacrificing size, looks or functionality.
The HTC Touch Diamond2 will be available to customers across major European and Asian markets in early Q2 2009 with broader global availability coming later in the year.