The Dual version will be MUCH later I understand. I imagine it will hit all UK networks pretty quickly, they'll all want to get it out ASAP...

Hmm. it's fingerprint prone, but the case cleans it for you automatically as you slide in and out.

And the stylus is there for a very good reason. as far as the HTC apps are concerned it's not needed (or it shouldn't be, unless you have MASSIVE fingers) but it's there for handwriting and for third-party apps.

Face it, if it wasn't there hundreds of people would be complaining. It's there. You don't have to use it, as far as HTC programs are concerned. It's just an option for those who want it, if you don't want it don't use it!

Yeah Shooty i can do that for a friend.Only condition you buy back my Jasjar off my grandmother

On a serious note 1.Is the new device thumb print magnet?I promise not to buy anything like that no matter how good 2. A stupid question,I do hope there is no stylus?

Sorry for butting in like this, but I have a question:

Does the Diamond have a removable battery? The reason I ask is that I cannot see anything that appears to be a battery cover or battery cover release...it would be very un-HTC-like not to have a removable battery, but I want to ask nonetheless.

The only thing I can figure is that the battery cover is the entire back of the phone which must slide off somehow...any confirmation?

Paul, is there a dedicated camera button?

You know what, with the release of this device (and other recent devices aka: Touch, Kaiser,Touch Dual), the most impressive thing is not the devices themselves, but more watching HTC evolve as a company.

Since the days of the first SPV and the original O2 XDAs things have changed a lot. Doing away with some partnerships (i-mate/q-tek for example), the release of the Touch, Touch Dual, the HTC today screen plugin, these have all be massive landmarks in the development of HTC as a company. All within the last 2.5 years?

Now the Diamond comes along...again HTC have reached a landmark. People slate them for this and that, the driver issue, not being competitive with the iPhone, but I call BS on all that. HTC are doing great things and it's good to see them developing.

EDIT:

Another thing they did which will help their public image a lot is update their website!! About bloody time and a pretty good job too.

EDIT 2:

On the Diamond, the hard buttons to access the browser and the messaging applicatiosn are gone, Paul any opinions/thoughts on this?

God, i am dissapointed! I thought this device has no stylus and works similar or even better than the iphone.I still wants some clarification on whether the phone attracks thumb prints or not.This is very important to me!
Since it comes with the stylus, can i pack it and use fingers only?

Paul, why do you think it will be MUCH later? Did anyone mention that at the event yesterday?

You reckon 'much later' will be half a year to a year? In that case I might not wait and buy a new device now on a one year contract. Thanks

Wow! It's pritty! The UI looks amazing, but from PointUI and Opera Mini I'm used to instant feedback from sliding, rather than "slide, wait, reaction". I think I'd find that really annoying - to the point where it would be the deal-breaker on this otherwise awesomely thought-out device.

(Also - do telecom companies have NO idea of style?! O2 totally uglified the back of it, and Orange's version of the UI removes all the good bits! The first thing I'd do would be to install an HTC ROM!)

I'm absolutely shocked and upset at the lack of screen rotation for all apps (especially text apps). I cannot believe they would both putting in the accelerometer purely for their UI and nothing else. It is indeed a great little device with quite a lot to off, but w/o full screen rotation for text apps it falls flat in the same area as the iPhone (though obviously not ALL the areas of the iPhone). Also, to be honest, I would have liked to see the 2mm thicker chassis with a microSDHC drive. I'm sure other would agree that this is a fine sacrifice to make, though of course not all would agree. In this capacity I think they were trying to match the iPhone's size at any cost. Any thoughts? Agree or disagree?

Hi to everybody

I don't see or read anything yet about profiles in this new TouchFLO 3D.

Did you notice anything about it, Paul?

Regards from Portugal.
Lino Oliveira

Check out the end of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZKCVxp00HQ

On the settings tab, pressing the 'Sound' option brings up the following profile-ish screen (sorry about blurry screen grab):

 DiamondProfiles.png ( 58.46K ) Number of downloads: 46

Hi,
can someone confirm this device can capture video in VGA mode like SEXPeria?
Really hope they make it..
If not better wait for Xperia..
more capacity battery, keyboard, wvga screen, microSD slot, flash & vga recording...hmmm..

Hi,
can someone confirm this device can capture video in VGA mode like SEXPeria?
Really hope they make it..
If not better wait for Xperia..
more capacity battery, keyboard, wvga screen, microSD slot, flash & vga recording...hmmm..