HTC Touch Diamond Smartphone at Verizon

By Contributor Wireless and Mobile News on April 9, 2009 12:06 PM

The HTC Touch Diamond will be available tomorrow from Verizon. The HTC Touch Diamond combines a fashionable mobile design with the added benefit of the nation's most reliable voice and data network for fast e-mail and Internet connectivity.

The most liked feature of the new HTC Touch Diamond by reviewers was the TouchFlo 3D user-interface on top of the Windows Mobile operating system. Reviewers found the multimedia features of the HTC Touch Diamond appealing forfast web and easy push email/syncing.

The 262,000 color 640x480 pixel screen is extremely vibrant and crisp. The battery life, call quality, multimedia capabilities were all well-rated.

HTC Touch Diamond Features:

Brilliant 2.76-inch touch screen display for navigating web pages on the built-in Opera browser.
3.2 megapixel autofocus camera.
microSD(TM) card slot that can support up to 16 GB of memory for extra storage of pictures, videos and music.
Customers can choose either the familiar Windows Mobile home screen or the intuitive HTC TouchFLO(TM) 3D user interface.
Supports the Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional platform and integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Office applications.

Lifestyle Features:

Visual Voice Mail to help customers prioritize their messages.
VZ Navigator(SM)-capable to provide customers with audible turn-by-turn directions to more than 15 million points of interest and get directions to any address in the U.S. and share the directions with others.
Mobile IM to stay connected to colleagues when away from the office

Price:

The HTC Touch Diamond will be available for $299.99 after a $70 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement or if you use the Wireless and Mobile News’ coupon-link Instant Phone Rebate Only Available with Online Purchase and you don’t have to wait for the rebate, the rebate is deducted from your order. Otherwise, customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted.
VZ Navigator is available for $9.99 monthly access, and Visual Voice Mail is available for $2.99 monthly access. Other charges may apply when downloading or using applications.