It also feels better in the hand thanks to rounded edges, a soft touch red back, and there's just a little more to hold onto. The added weight and girth allow for a higher capacity 1340 mAh battery- a definite improvement over the original's 900 mAh battery.

the GSM's 3.88 ounces, but we're not complaining. The Diamond is one of the smaller touch screen Windows Mobile devices on the market, though it's not as thin as the original GSM version ( 0.6' vs. A, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and a 3.2 megapixel autofocus camera. The Sprint HTC Touch Diamond is a powerhouse Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional PDA phone with a VGA touch screen, 4 gigs of storage, 528MHz processor, EVDO Rev. The Sprint Diamond is the DIAM500, for those who are interested in code names and manufacturer product codes. Well, say hello to Sprint's little friend, the Sprint HTC Touch Diamond that remedies all these problems.

Lastly, battery life was OK but not great. The phone's gloss diamond back, though very attractive, attracted and tenaciously held onto fingerprints. It also didn't support high speed data in the US, so we were stuck surfing the web at EDGE speeds, which are comparable to 1xRTT in the Sprint world. The smartphone featured HTC's new TouchFLO 3D user interface, which could be a tad laggy at times (much improved with subsequent ROM updates). When we looked at the GSM HTC Touch Diamond that was released overseas in June 2008, we liked what we saw, with a few caveats. 2008: Like the Diamond but want a keyboard? Check out our review of the HTC Touch Pro on Sprint. Home -> Smartphone Reviews -> Sprint HTC Touch Diamond Sprint HTC Touch DiamondĮditor's note, Nov.

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