Since the HTC Touch Diamond launched we have been conducting a long term test by using the phone every day. In short, we love this phone.

Available for free on most contracts with Orange this is a serious competitor to the iPhone and surprisingly it’s quite a bit smaller and 23 grams lighter too.
HTC Touch Diamond

Connectivity on the HTC Touch Diamond is much more advanced than the iPhone with 7.2Mb/s HSDPA. Also included is an FM radio, WiFi and GPS (we thought a Micro SD slot would be useful to store maps without eating into the main phones memory, most GPS devices have this).

As you can see from the image the phone looks great and has a very minimalist appearance. The screen looks fantastic with colour rendering and sharpness a huge improvement on previous HTC Touch handsets we’ve seen. We loved the TouchFlo 3D control interface which brings a much more interactive method of browsing the menu than normal phones. Graphically the icons and menu screens are simply stunning.

Software wise it runs Windows Mobile Professional 6.1 which offers an excellent user experience.

In summary we really like the HTC Touch Diamond and will keep using it as our main phone. If you are looking at buying a smartphone give the HTC a try at your local mobile phone shop and see what you think.

Image credit: HTC Touch Diamond @ Test Freaks