Sprint Diamond tentative release date

[EtherealRemnant]

I don't buy the same-day launch story. Not for one minute. Sprint would lose a lot of revenue this way...

Think about it like this - they release the Diamond. Everyone buys the Diamond and is like "haha suckers" to everyone who doesn't have Sprint. They love their Diamond... then two months later, out comes the Touch Pro and they pay full price for that device. Sprint ends up selling two phones in the end, HTC receives payment for two phones in the end... I'll eat my socks if they launch both phones the same day. That would be outright marketing stupidity. Not that Sprint isn't already known for marketing stupidity but this would take the cake.

Lets remember that these are the flashiest PocketPCs ever to be launched in America. Everyone and their mom is going to want one. PocketPCs don't look like bricks as much anymore and that's going to be a huge selling point. Dare I say, both of these devices are downright sexy!

Also, this same argument can be applied to why the Touch Pro is to be released after the Diamond - The Touch Pro is a significant upgrade from the Diamond spec-wise and releasing the Touch Pro first might just cannibalize Diamond sales.

[MrChainsaw]

its gonna be the diamond on sept. 2

today, store managers got an email telling them that they had to sign up one person from their store to be their diamond specialist for the sept. 2 launch. Which is awesome because when sprint has a specialist, that person gets a free phone of what they are the specialist for. I've told my manager everyday since the before the instinct launched, that he had to make me the diamond or touch pro specialist when they came out, so.....my manager chose me. HAHAHAH. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Everybody else in my store is scared of Window Mobile, so I win. I just got the 800w for the same reason. (I even get to keep it too!)

[drexappeal]

Originally Posted by MrChainsaw

its gonna be the diamond on sept. 2

today, store managers got an email telling them that they had to sign up one person from their store to be their diamond specialist for the sept. 2 launch. Which is awesome because when sprint has a specialist, that person gets a free phone of what they are the specialist for. I've told my manager everyday since the before the instinct launched, that he had to make me the diamond or touch pro specialist when they came out, so.....my manager chose me. HAHAHAH. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Everybody else in my store is scared of Window Mobile, so I win. I just got the 800w for the same reason. (I even get to keep it too!)

Interesting. So does that mean that the Touch Pro is more likely for an October 19 launch?

[MrChainsaw]

Originally Posted by drexappeal

Interesting. So does that mean that the Touch Pro is more likely for an October 19 launch?

I don't know, I'm not one for speculating, I just wanna post what I KNOW.

[drexappeal]

Well, for what it's worth, just thought I'd post this pic that I found on another forum of a Sprint Branded HTC Diamond. Sorry if this is a duplicate post.

[chappy]

It's not the touch dual

[DHarvey]

Originally Posted by chappy

It's not the touch dual

That it's not but personally I hate the Sprint branding all over the GUI.

It won't be long until someone has figured out a way to get the GSM-Style TouchFlo 3D on there...

[jervin7722]

http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2008/0...nt-this-month/
look at this

[asudevil]

Ummm.. what is GUI and the diamond wont have the Touch Flo 3D?

[EtherealRemnant]

GUI = Graphical User Interface

And yes, the Diamond will have Touch Flo 3D... but Sprint has modified it heavily.