Dimensions
HTC Touch Diamond: 102mm in height, is 51mm wide and 11.5mm thick, weighs 110g.
iPhone 3G: 115.5mm high, 62.1mm wide and 12.3mm thick, weighs 133g.
Winner: HTC Touch Diamond
Display
HTC Touch Diamond: 2.8″ touch-sensitive screen.
iPhone 3G: 3.5″ multi-touch display.
Winner: iPhone 3G
Operating System
HTC Touch Diamond: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
iPhone 3G: The iPhone runs on OS X
Winner: iPhone 3G
Storage Capacity
HTC Touch Diamond: 4GB of internal flash storage, plus a microSD card slot
iPhone 3G: 8GB and 16GB
Winner: iPhone 3G
Camera
HTC Touch Diamond: 3.2-megapixel sensor, and auto focus.
iPhone 3G: 2.0-megapixel camera
Winner: HTC Touch Diamond
Media Player
HTC Touch Diamond: An integrated speaker and FM radio feature in the Diamond, and the audio player can play MP3, AAC, AAC+, WMA, WAV, and AMR-NB formats.
iPhone 3G: The iPhone’s main thrill is indeed the iPod functionality, and with 8GB or 16GB options, that’s a lot of AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 1, 2, and 3), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.
Winner: HTC Touch Diamond
Connectivity
HTC Touch Diamond: 3G HSDPA, plus integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
iPhone 3G: 3G HSDPA, plus integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Winner: Even
GPS
HTC Touch Diamond: A-GPS
iPhone 3G: A-GPS
Winner: Even
Battery Life
HTC Touch Diamond: 270 minutes’ talktime for WCDMA and up to 330 minutes on GSM networks, whereas standby is 396 hours and 285 hours respectively. When video-calling, users will get up to 145 minutes on WCDMA.
iPhone 3G: Up to five hours of talk time using 3G, or 10 hours using 2G, standby is 300 hours, five hours of 3G internet use and six hours of Wi-Fi internet use, seven hours of video playback and up to 24 hours of audio playback.
Winner: iPhone 3G
Availability and Pricing
HTC Touch Diamond: Out now, available for free on various contracts with T-Mobile, otherwise for £500 PAYG.
iPhone 3G: Out on July 11th, you can get it for free on £45 and £75 per month tariffs, or £99 on the £30 and £35 per month plans.
Winner: HTC Touch Diamond
Overall Winner: HTC Touch Diamond (This is the iPhone Killer website)
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3 responses to 3G iPhone vs. HTC Diamond
Hi, I made a similar comparison at my blog, including the Nokia e71. I included a poll as well, currently it looks like the Nokia E71 is the real iPhone killer. Check it out at
http://pitofknowledge.blogspot.com/2008/06/3g-iphone-vs-htc-touch-diamond-vs-nokia.html
Operating System
HTC Touch Diamond: Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
iPhone 3G: The iPhone runs on OS X
Winner: DRAW, it’s like comparing Petrol and Diesel, they both do different things.
Storage Capacity
HTC Touch Diamond: 4GB of internal flash storage, plus a microSD card slot whcih means upto 36GB for less than the upfront cost of the iPhone 16GB and the ability to swap cards without connecting to a pc/mac
iPhone 3G: 8GB and 16GB
Winnder: HTC Touch Diamond
Connectivity
HTC Touch Diamond: 3G HSDPA, plus integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
iPhone 3G: 3G HSDPA (But you’ll never get it above 1Meg due to software limitations), plus integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Winner: HTC Touch Diamond
GPS
HTC Touch Diamond: A-GPS, Full GPS
iPhone 3G: A-GPS
Winner: HTC Touch Diamond
the htc diamond does not have a microsd slot go on its site iunno y u think htc has a better connectivity to me the iphone goes faster
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