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HTC Touch Diamond vs. Samsung i900 Omnia: Head-to-Head

02 July 2008 | Read the review | Post your comment
HTC Touch Diamond vs. Samsung i900 Omnia: Head-to-Head - read the full textIt’s PocketPC playoffs and HTC are giving Samsung a match at the GSM Arena. With two of the stars of the season arriving in our office all at once, we thought it’s a heck of an opportunity for some Diamond-Omnia-Diamond-Omnia-Diamond-Omnia game-set-match. We got two aces up to the challenge, so sit back and stretch out. Ah well, get that six-pack too and join us for the kick-off...

 

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Here is the grease monkey :(

http://img.photobucket.com/alb...DSCF0060.jpg

Unless you like wiping clean your phone every hour or so...

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  • 2008-07-08 23:31
  • nS9h

> In reply to sammy @ 2008-07-08 13:56 from 04$7Not sure about more beautiful... The phone looks so ugly because it's a fingerprint and grease magnet.

Touchflo can also be added to the Omnia.

Software can always be upgraded/added... Hardware is permanent.

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  • 2008-07-08 23:27
  • nS9h

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-07 08:39 from nctXif they should compare the xperia to something it should be the touch pro specially if it s going to be as good as this comparison

by the way I'm in favor for htc cause it's more beautiful and the is touchflo 3D way better than the touchwiz but that's just me

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  • 2008-07-08 13:56
  • 04$7

I still want the HTC, this phone looks so good. Honestly I don't mind at all about the camera and the music player I've never used them on other phones except the very first day. i care more about the pocket size, the screen quality and the wireless. Nce one HTC !

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  • 2008-07-08 00:41
  • 32BT

Seems like someone is trimming all my posts. Well, if you can't take other people's opinion, don't post it for discussions.

Anyway, in retrospect and after much thought, I think the HTC Touch Diamond is more of a lady's version of the Omnia. One where "beauty" is put on top of functionality.

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  • 2008-07-07 19:55
  • TIE7

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-07 01:41 from MsNFHow can you compair with x1 dude,..it isnt on the market yet

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  • 2008-07-07 08:39
  • nctX

why you dont compare it with X1 it will be in ensured win

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  • 2008-07-07 01:41
  • MsNF

I would have to agree with the mass here, "Omnia wins receiver up!"© and "Diamond is receiver down!"©

I would like to toy with the Android OS installed in the Omnia and then turbo charge it with the Nividia Tegra 600 chipset.

The cameras on HTC devices have all been poor quality and this is stated on many forums. It eludes me why HTC can't won't produce a high end phone. I am glad that Samsung has not only stepped up to the plate but took it with them! Thanks, JASTECH

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  • 2008-07-06 21:27
  • jkuT

the omnia is king atm- nothing can compare, nothing. I might buy it :)

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  • 2008-07-06 13:40
  • myM}

The diamond is nice, but the Omnia wins with it's 5megapixel camera hands down. I'm buying it.

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  • 2008-07-06 13:25
  • Y6rx

> In reply to kostas @ 2008-07-05 11:12 from niVmYes, u can change Omnia UI with TouchFLO style. But remember, TouchFLO are slower UI. Also u can installed iPhone look a like UI. Windows Mobile are open source, u can do anything what u want with 3rd party application.

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  • 2008-07-06 02:06
  • M@T2

htc diamond rules!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • 2008-07-05 23:45
  • SpC@

It's really wierd to see the 900mhA battery on the Diamond. Though keeping handhelds slim is how things should be nowdays, it's rather disappointing to charge the device twice per day even in the power-saving mode. Traveling with it? You must be kidding. I dont wanna be forced offline in the third or so hour of my journey becacuse of poor battery life...what were HTC guys thinking when manufacturing Diamond? Maybe they are saving the vitality for HTC Touch Pro, I've read the specs, it's really attractive in spite of the VGA display whose diagonal has been left unchanged at 2.8".

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  • 2008-07-05 20:13
  • wnL%

gsmarena : HSDPA 2100 for Europe/Asia
HSDPA 850 / 1900 for Americas

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  • 2008-07-05 20:00
  • n}vD

There is certainly bias in the review but still great nonetheless. The comment about widescreen being much better for movies is absolutely right. No way is a 4:3 screen better with massive black borders.

The actual video/movies you watch on the Diamond will probably be about 2.2-2.4" because of the borders. Not to mention the poor battery life, limited storage, poorer speakers etc. How is this better for multimedia?

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  • 2008-07-05 18:07
  • nS9h

> In reply to kostas @ 2008-07-05 11:12 from niVmThis is a must-read/must-see... where? Where can we read or see this in action?!!!!

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  • 2008-07-05 16:12
  • TIE7

> In reply to Anonymous @ 2008-07-05 04:11 from TIEhsame as the Omnia. Except the zoom can be done just about anywhere, including web browser.

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  • 2008-07-05 16:04
  • TIE7

> In reply to sms @ 2008-07-04 20:32 from C54Qvery nice comparison, short concise and sweet!

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  • 2008-07-05 16:02
  • TIE7

> In reply to miro @ 2008-07-04 19:53 from js$SiPhone 3G will be about the same price as Omnia and Diamond at launch, This is already quite certain from a recent Apple announcement.

The memory card can be removed, but it is not slotted on the side. the Micro-SD is lodged just above (below?) the battery underneath the back cover. With a little effort and leverage it can be removed without taking the battery out, however I do not recommend that as it is actually quite a tight fit. the Micro-SD is for additional storage space on the phone, not meant to be hot-swapped as the phone is already huge in internal capacity.

The Omnia screen, although lower in resolution, is actually better for finger touch operations, as advertised by Samsung. A small screen means one would need a stylus. Moreover if you have a higher res but a considerable smaller screen, what is the point? Are we going to all wear specs from sequeezing our eyes looking at a smaller but higher res screen? No thanks, I've already had my cataracts removed and that proves a smaller screen is a pain.

I just output a H264 file from the TV out cable to my 50" Plasma and 43" LCD yesterday..... Very very sharp.

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  • 2008-07-05 16:01
  • TIE7

Did anyone know how GPS difference between both of them?

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  • 2008-07-05 11:49
  • wdAD
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