Who, your girlfriend or your mother !?

Nothing wrong with being Gay ..... they say it's in the Genes ;)

What gives you the impression those BengalBabes are trying too hard ?? The fact they bothered to brush their teeth and put on bikinis ?!

All attractive women love themselves !!

Dude, you need to stop trawling these sites looking for hot chicks and professing to be a Modeling "Agent" !!

Did anybody notice those BengalBabes were holding an Xperia X1

Be even more honest ..... your girlfriend is ugly and your jealous of this BengalDude !!

Incredible review !! And those girls are hotter than most women you see so quit complaining !!

clove.co.uk prices the SEX1 lower than the Raphael ?!

Is this spec genuine and confirmed ??

Why did they only put aGPS in the Diamond and a Camera without Flash ?!

Good to see a bigger battery and microSD slot .....

I can't believe they left out a Camera button !! WTF !!

Why in hell didn't HTC introduce all 3 devices at this event ?? Even if the Raphael is due for release for a while yet ..... it would still have made things seem much less of the anti-climax it was !!

HTC have got Apple-Envy !!

I don't know about CPU stuff ..... but yes, for example you should expect a new 40" LCD TV to be more advanced, better quality and lower in price than a 40" LCD from a few years ago .....

Technology always gets cheaper dude !!

I remember paying an arm and leg for 56K Dial Up ..... I can now get 8Mb Broadband for Free !!

Years ago when the very latest 1Gb SD cards were first released, they cost about £80 ..... today the very latest 16Gb SD card costs about half that !

PPC's have been around long enough now for them to be coming down in price ..... especially when the new devices are not all that revolutionary !

Well a nice upgrade ..... but nothing particularly exciting really !! And all this hype just for the launch of only one phone in the range ?!

Actually, from previous speculation it's a bit of a disappointment to be honest =
- slightly bigger than expected
- no microSD slot
- aGPS instead of eGPS
- no flash on Camera

Oh well, I'll still be getting one as soon as T-mob release them ..... but I doubt I'll be keeping it once the SEX1 or Android arrives !

Was secretly hoping HTC might have broken new ground in cost too ..... but it looks like it'll be around the same price as the Vario 3

Can't wait for tomorrow !!

I think the spec of these phones is no secret now ..... but stuff I'd like to know =

Is the screen using improved technology like OLED to increase battery life ?
What is the touch mechanism, still resistive or something better ?
Does the Camera have a Macro Mode and Flash, and how effective are they ?
Does the FM Radio have RDS ?
What does it weigh ?
How long is expected battery life with average wage ?
Have they implemented Drivers properly this time !

And I'm still hoping they will have word on the Android phone !!

I have an MDA Compact 3 with WM 5.0 ..... what advantages does WM 6.0 have ..... is it really worth installing ?

I don't see what benefit Manufacturers get by keeping secret their Release dates and more importantly the Prices !

Surely if they tell the world that the X1 will be officially available (for example) from the 15th September and will be priced at £499 without contract ..... it would firstly give Sony a motivation to not slip behind and delay the release ..... and secondly it would help potential customers decide to buy their product !

The fact that most contracts are 12/18 months long, means that if the Diamond/Raphael comes out next month as expected ..... many people who may have bought the X1 will either not bother waiting, or will assume the Sony will be too expensive ..... and will sign up with a different handset ..... not declaring a road-map for the consumer is costing these guys sales !

Does this mean people will be able to upgrade/install this for free when it comes out - it'll make my upcoming MDA Compact 4 even sweeter !

Most probably just prototype teething troubles ..... if not, then I wouldn't expect the HTC models to be any better ..... if they have messed up drivers again, I'm gonna burn the HTC factory down ..... actually nah, I'll just get an N96 I guess !!

Quite true ! Although the reviews of the X1 are saying it is the dogs !! Hopefully Sony has overseen this aspect and made sure HTC doesn't screw it up !

Again quite true ! I read something about Sony wanting to put a 5MP in there ..... but HTC downgraded it to a 3MP !! As above, I'm pretty confident that Sony would make sure HTC imporve this feature above their lacklustre offerings in the past !

Anyway, back to the Diamond/Raphael ! Would you be able to hazard a guess as to possible prices of the new MDA Compact 4 ? ;)

The Compact 3 is dirt cheap now on contract ..... would the Compact 4 simply replace it at the same price point ?

I take it that the Raphael will be the new Vario 4 ?? ;)

Dude !

3" WVGA Screen with (slight!) Tilt = Excellent improvement over the usual and unimpressive 2.8"
3.5mm = Essential to use quality earphones instead of proprietary nastiness
Radio has RDS = Nice feature to have
1500 mAh Battery = Extremely important !!

Plus .....

Sony are using good Drivers = HTC's downfall in the past .....
Sony have a great reputation with Camera quality = HTC's Achilles heal .....

I'm a HTC fan and will jump on the new models as soon as they come out ..... but the X1 is without doubt the better device !! Seeing as HTC are making the thing for Sony ..... why couldn't they make the Rapheal have at least the same (if not better!) spec ?!

All the X1 needs to do is mate with the Nokia N96 and we'll have the Perfect device !! Or just wait for the X2/X3 !!

The only potential problems with the SEX1 will be possible delays in release and more than likely expense !!

I hope you are right about the drivers as (even though the X1 is far superior!) I'll be getting a T-Mob MDA Compact 4 as soon as they come out !

Good old Wiki ! So does this mean that eGPS will be an extra feature which the Network will charge for ? If you don't pay then you're left will plain vanilla GPS ?

Looks like TV-out is a pretty cool feature after all !

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET !!

So we know T-Mob is coming out with the Diamond quite soon ..... would it be worth waiting for the Raphael ??

I've read that the Diamond will have FM Radio and 4Gb Memory but no MicroSD and Flash ..... and the Raphael will have MicroSD and Flash but no 4Gb and FM Radio ??

The X1 still kicks these two in the nuts though ..... 3" inch WVGA Screen with Slight Tilt + 3.5mm Jack + Radio has RDS + 1500 mAh Battery + A Better Chance Of Decent Drivers !!

By the way what is eGPS and why would anyone want to hook up a phone to a TV ??

Yup, I'm getting this the second it becomes available ! Hopefully in May (just in time for my birthday!)

I doubt it very much ..... "locking" handsets is merely another revenue stream for them ..... T-Mo would happily unlock the phone for you if you hand over the cash ..... in any case, there are countless websites and mobile phone shops that will be able to do it for you a few months after launch !

Even refrigerators will have some kind of fan base dude !

However to say that HTC has the same kind of loyal brand following as Apple is patently absurd !

Most people outside of this forum probably don't even know HTC exists !

It doesn't hurt Nokia or Sony or LG or Samsung etc etc !! I'd bet that it actually helps sales as it builds up hype and exposure of the upcoming models ??

Why are HTC following the crappy Apple style, secrecy marketing plan ?? They don't have the brand power or the loyal fanbase, to pull it off effectively like Apple do !!

What is so terrible about being open and giving people a Roadmap ??

That looks like a great service !! Is there a chance they will offer a UK version ??

Seeing as DVB-H will be all the rage (hopefully!) in a few years time ..... this would give them an early lead .....

Exactly .....