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December 31st, 2008

Finally A Windows Mobile Phone that is worthwhile

In the ever evolving world of cell phones Windows Mobile phones tend to be viewed as buggy, boring, cumbersome, and a pain to use. In many people’s eyes that is a well deserved reputation since Microsoft has done nothing to update the user interface of its operating system for God knows how many years. Since blackberry data was so expensive and the only affordable competition was the Palm OS which is so limited and outdated that it can’t keep up with today’s demands Microsoft was able to getaway with this outdated interface. However a year ago or so that all changed with the introduction of the mighty iPhone which forced manufacturers and consumers to rethink the cell phone. Since the release of the iPhone on at&t a whole plethora of touch screen devices were introduced in order to entice consumers. Devices such a the Samsung Instinct by Sprint as well as the LG Voyager and Dare by Verizon but while those devices wowed consumers they couldn’t provide the browsing experience of the iPhone and they also weren’t practical for the business person since they couldn’t do push mail, wireless sync, etc.

So whats a road warrior to do? Well after a half hearted effort by HTC with the original Touch, HTC got it right this time with the HTC Touch Diamond on Sprint and the HTC Fuze Black (AKA Touch Pro) on AT&T and Sprint. The differences between the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro are, the Pro has a hard keyboard yet is significantly heavier and a thicker than the Diamond also the Pro is expandable via Micro SD while the Diamond comes with 4 GB of internal memory and is not expandable.

These devices use the Touch-Flo 3D interface from HTC this interface allows for quick access to programs, weather, media, calendar, contacts, among other things. Whats cool about the interface is while it is pretty much finger friendly and you can tell that HTC wasn’t trying to imitate the iPhone instead the interface is unique and works well with the device. The interface is also carried into the rest of the Windows Mobile menus and options allowing the user to use pretty much do everything without a stylus. Also included on the Diamond is the fantastic Opera 9.5 browser which does a great job of rendering web pages and displaying them like a desktop would. Combine that with GPS, Wi-Fi, Ev-do 3G, a 3.2 mega pixel Camera, and the power and versatility of Windows Mobile and you got a wining formula

HTC did many things well with the Diamond however there are a couple of quirks that need to still be taken care of. One being the screen auto rotation doesn’t work with all the apps the other issue is the core windows mobile interface is still outdated. For example the office Mobile app, settings, etc are still a bit difficult to maneuver around.

A couple of weeks ago I myself upgraded to the Touch Diamond From the HTC Mogul and man what a difference. Gone are the lag time and low memory problems of the mogul the diamond is fast and the screen on it is absolutely beautiful and it is very pocket-able. So far I’m very satisfied with the device and I think you’ll be also. For more on the phone check out Mobileburn’s in depth review.

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