HTC Touch Diamond Available to Pre-Order Now

HTC have unveiled their latest PDA in it's Touch range - The HTC Touch Diamond. The device will be the first PDA to feature Windows Mobile 6.1. Other key features include a customised Opera Mobile web browser which includes touchscreen controlled zooming and panning, a tilt detection mechanism that reorientates the screen depending on whether you hold it landscape or portrait and YouTube and Google map applications.

HTC have upgraded their TouchFLO interface, the new version is TouchFLO 3D and has many of the features found on the iPhone including sliding, dragging and velocity type motion - the icons keep moving after you let go of sliding them. Its all designed for single thumb usage instead of the style and lets you interact with your contacts, messages, photos, music, email, weather, programmes and phone.

Unlike the iPhone the HTC Touch Diamond comes with high speed HSDPA 3G 7.2Mbps internet access plus it uses HSUPA which makes uploading files and data much faster. WiFi and bluetooth are of course also included. A 3.2 auto-focus camera, 4GB of storage and GPS system complete this feature rich versatile PDA.

The name of the phone is taken from its geometric faceted back panel design. The front of the device is a highly polished glassy touch sensitive screen hi resolution 2.8" VGA screen with a few standard buttons and a jog wheel for additional navigation and interactivity.

Although many of the features on the HTC Diamond may have already been seen on the Apple iPhone I think this device has the potential to make HTC a more mainstream brand among high end mobile phone users and not just PDA and Windows Mobile fans.

The HTC Touch Diamond is due for release on the 19th of June and is available to pre-order now at the price of £439.95 direct from PowerupMobile.com