For the naysayers, who want to insist that there are no issues with the HTC implementation of the Qualcomm chipsets, and Diamond/Touch Pro battery life/heat issues. I've been looking at OTHER manufacturers' phones running the same chipsets, and what I found is quite interesting!
The closest NON-HTC phone that I found so far is the LG Incite which runs the MSM7200 Chipset (same as used on the GSM TP and Diamond) I have not been able to find ANY reported issues with heat and Battery life! In addition, here is what several reviews have said:
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/phones/LG-Incite.htm
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The LG Incite has a 1300 mAh Lithium Ion battery that's user replaceable. Battery life for a Windows Mobile 3G phone with a fast CPU is quite good. The Incite lasted us 2 days with moderate to heavy use. Streaming CV or YouTube drains the battery more quickly, as does WiFi, but even with 30 minutes of streaming video over WiFi, the phone lasted 2 days.
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http://www.infosyncworld.com/reviews...cite/9946.html
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AT&T claims the large batter will get up to 8.7 hours, and we're inclined to believe, if you leave Wi-Fi turned off. We charged the Incite once before two straight days of testing and it was still going strong at the end. That boxy design is good for something after all.
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LG also uses the MSM7500 Chipset on many of their VCAST flip phones for Verizon. Unfortunatly they don't publicize the clock frequencies, BUT I did not see any reported heating Issues, AND they have 3-4 day battery lives.
Now, IF LG can get the performance listed out of their implementation, why cant HTC? Overall I have been very pleased with the Touch Pro, However, I (as many other here) would just like to see the heat and power issues resolved. I would like to get more than 8 hours out of a charge, If LG can do it SURELY an industry leader like HTC can.