HTC Touch Diamond - user opinions and reviews
- frank
- 2Zw
i just want to share my experience after few days using touch diamond: i am trying to get rid of the phone because there are too many things not working!
-no sound alert when you receive an SMS with the device in sleeping mode: this means you always have to keep the device with screen on! Battery will last only few hours and whenever you touch the screen you will activate some functions so you cant carry it in your pocket for example!
-no alarm when the device is off
-already 1 unit replaced because there are not spare parts in the service center in singapore
-so many other functions are not working and too many bugs (i should write for hours...)
PLEASE AVOID TO BUY THIS MOBILE!
- Anonymous
- nrs
Review...
" Ditching Internet Explorer for the Opera Mobile browser the browsing experience on both Wi-Fi and HSDPA is, to put it plainly, beautiful. It is the first device we've seen that gets anywhere close to Apple's iPhone browsing experience and the increased speed capabilities if you are in coverage make surfing very quick... "
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/reviews/review.phtml/3252/4276/htc-touch-diamond-mobile-phone.phtml
- Roger Mellie
- M{a
And as others have reported, its very slow. The lag between pressing buttons and something happening is huge.
The screen and keypad disappear when on a call, which is totally useless if calling automated answering machine numbers, even when calling voicemail.
Quite disappointing all up
- Roger Mellie
- M{a
Had the phone 3 weeks. The Battery life is very poor. Less than 12 hours most days. The screen is good. Great resolution. The internal memory battery doesnt work. The 4GB internal memory gets completely wiped blank when the phone battery runs out (which is often)
- exile
- 258
theV, 25 Jun 2008I've had the HTC now for nearly a month. It has been a pretty big disappointment. I'm such a... moreGreetings theV,
must confess that i also feel let down, as mentioned earlier in the posts, i returned mine within 6 hours of owning it,
its an undercooked product,
i wish phone manufacturers would have let apple carry on with their direction, rather than trying emulating it, it has not been a success, i have tried the apple, but sadly it lacks several key features which are essential for a business phone,
i am now looking to acquire the htc touch (solid product. although frumpy) , or the 3470, which has much lesser features but is actually a very good product,
better luck next time , i guess,regards
- Andy
- TIE
somebody tell me is it tis phone got Rom problem? wat is the laster Rom Vision???
- No name
- TIE
Aureum, 25 Jun 2008Hello, can someone tell me that is this phone always connected to the internet? I'mean that th... morejust turn off the wifi..... press long the end phone key then it wil lock...
- Aureum
- mZ5
Hello, can someone tell me that is this phone always connected to the internet? I'mean that the phone connected independet witchout asking a user? And is there any thing to block the screen? like a keypad lock in stadard phones?
Best Regards!
- theV
- RIH
I've had the HTC now for nearly a month. It has been a pretty big disappointment. I'm such a huge HTC fan, but his was a huge let-down.
At the core of my problem is the OS. I'm not sure what it is but it's extremely SLOW. And I mean slow. Push a button, wait 3 seconds while the handset changes. Touch Flo, WM6.1 - whatever, it just doesn't work. It's so frustrating trying to just dial a person because it takes more than a few seconds for the phone/keypad to appear so you can dial out. The worse though is the browser. Both Opera and Internet Explorer are horrible. It takes forever to load, and when you zoom in or zoom out, it takes another 10 seconds to load each change - drives me crazy. Some pages don't load properly - for example, the "box" on Yahoo Mail doesn't work so I can't REPLY to e-mails.
Another frustration I have is that the screen is actually much smaller because you get the top and bottom "bars" (aka "taskbars") that basically make the 2.8" screen into a 2.4" screen. I didn't trade up to get a smaller screen!
I do like the google maps and how it can now locate you based on triangulation of base stations as well as GPS. It is very small, thin and light.
I had the opportunity to try out the Omnia the other day and for a WM6.1 device, that works. It was much faster (though not iPhone quick) than the Diamond. I'll be trading up for that though I am not a very big Samsung fan, when I can get around to it.
Meanwhile, I hope HTC listens and does something because it was a very nice looking phone. Too bad.
theV
- Anonymous
- abF
facts, 24 Jun 2008" HTC begins shipping its Diamond handset with updated TouchFLO interface... " http://www.mobi... moreNice. How about those people who bought this when it came out? They better make the upgrade available to those people as well, or else, they would have a lot of angry customers.
- facts
- nrs
@exile,
IMO not such a big questionmark. As you say, firmware upgrade needed to "rectify an obvious issue"... so must be covered by *warranty* .
- exile
- 258
facts, 24 Jun 2008" HTC begins shipping its Diamond handset with updated TouchFLO interface... " http://www.mobi... moreGood of you Facts, to post the link, sadly but not surprisingly, if you notice, there is a big question mark as to whether existing Diamond users will be able to rectify an obvious issue with the first release,(htc would not have developed the new firmware if all was well)
so what am i looking at then? ,,,, 800 USD down the tube? they just needed to develop the product further, wait another 3 weeks before the launch, considering that the new firmware is going to appear about a month after the initial launch,
its very unfair for existing users,
regards
exile
- facts
- nrs
" HTC begins shipping its Diamond handset with updated TouchFLO interface... " http://www.mobile-review.com/fullnews/main/index_eng.shtml
- Jake
- n$6
Francis, 24 Jun 2008Hkboi2002, Im wondering whether the phone has a real GPS-receiver or only A-GPS (data transfer... moreGoogleMaps is incredible. Just type in name of whatever you looking for (like tesco, mcdonalds, bicycles, tube sweets, fruits) and in seconds you will have the closest shops/points on map. Excellent. But it uses data connection all the time. BTW: why you data conn is expensive? I am on pay as you go and i pay £2.50 for 5 days unlimited internet in HSDPA and 3G. Thats expensive?
- Jake
- n$6
Anonymous, 24 Jun 2008Hi exile :)
I don't have this phone, but I have seen it in stores. It doesn't seem to be chea... moreWell, TouchFlo works in many other devices manufactured by HTC. The difference is in Diamond we deal with new 3D version which still can work on fast devices like Kaiser or Athena. Slow performance is due to left running in background applications and few bugs in first release of firmware. RAM memory puts this device as one of the fastest on the market. Can be fixed manually (google it!) or you could wait for next firmware. In proper hands it is working excellent. Got it for 5 days and still so excited. And my next one would be touchPro so diamond with keyboard.
Cheers!
- Anonymous
- G29
For Automatic Delivery Reports for SMS
You need to do the following:
start
messaging
highlight sms/mms then click menu bottom right and choose options
click on sms/mms on this screen too and there you go simply choose the request for delivery report...
Not user friendly but at least there was a way of making it automated with your sms's :)
- Anonymous
- M@T
exile, 24 Jun 2008Hey Anonymous,
I never even mentioned the actual "looks" of the product, but since you have... moreHi exile :)
I don't have this phone, but I have seen it in stores. It doesn't seem to be cheap and also it doesn't look simple.
And if u see the reaction of the phone is slow, it's because of touch flo. Touch flo isn't a simpe device. If you put touch flo in any other phone, it won't act at all!! I don't know it can be disabled or not, but if u disable the touch flo, u will see this phone rocks!
Actually I'm not an expert, but it was my opinion.
awaiting for your answer.. :)
And sorry for my bad English.
- exile
- 258
Francis, 24 Jun 2008Hkboi2002, Im wondering whether the phone has a real GPS-receiver or only A-GPS (data transfer... moreHello Francis,
yes, this has an independant GPS receiver and also the ability to receive data and assimilate via GPRS / WiFi mediums, (A-GPS)
regards
- Francis
- mhL
HkBoi2002, 15 Jun 2008Hey guys, sorry for not replying faster, I didn't know so many people have posted since I last... moreHkboi2002, Im wondering whether the phone has a real GPS-receiver or only A-GPS (data transfer via network). Data-plans are still pretty expensive, so I would like to deactivate A-GPS, is it possible?
Google maps is free, right? Does it work like any other GPS-Software? All the roads on it in the world? Voice direction? What are the disadvantages of Google maps?
Thank you so much for your help
- exile
- 258
Anonymous, 23 Jun 2008Hey man!
Design is not as important as feature.
Maybe Diamond is not a good-looking phone, b... moreHey Anonymous,
I never even mentioned the actual "looks" of the product, but since you have discussed them, i just want to add the following
1) the publicity shots make the phone look absolutely fantastic, sadly, when you see it in real, the quality is actually quite ordinary, now i realise that publicity / promotional material is sometimes doctored to make things look really good, but the real product is quite plain and, at approximately 800 usd, its natural to ask for more, again bringing up the case of the 3470 / 3400,they stand out entirely because, of the matte black finish , shiny plastics as in the touch diamond, immediately impart a rather cheap feel to the product
2)more on the GUI / Touch flo, the home menu is not intuitive, even leaving room aside for unfamiliarity for a new product.
3)there is a considerable lag while the menus are being paged,
4)the default grey / silver home menu , coupled with the reflections from the glossy touch screen and ambient lighting, makes for difficult comprehension of the menu content, maybe, you can change the home menu, font and color schemes , to make it more legible?
5) on the positive side - remarkably small in size, specially considering the enormous amount of features
6) waited a long time for this device, but must confess , have been severely let down,
exile
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