My diamond impressions

[xenoetry]

If you live near the galleria area in Houston(tx), they have a diamond on display in Futuretech(i believe thats the name). After some fiddling, I can say that its really nice. The screen seems "smoother" to the touch than the vogue for some reason, and its really responsive now. The scroll tab at the bottom of the screen keeps up with the speed of your finger very nicely, and everything as far as the front interface goes works pretty snappy. Also, even if you are on a screen that doesnt have any "touch features", you can still pull it around a bit. It doesnt do anything at all, but it just makes the presentation feel better since it still reacts to your gestures regardless of there being anything to do or not touch wise.

Opening a fresh program was about the same speed as it is on the vogue, which is a bit refreshing to see, as i was afraid of some serious lag. Traveling through the window interface was also a breeze, and with the added sensativity to the screen, it makes the simple menu screens found in WM a bit less cumbersome to navigate.

Lastly, its smaller than i thought it would be. Ive seen the dimensions online and its pretty much the same size as the vogue, just thinner and taller. Well, in person, this thing really seems like its smaller, and it feels good in your pocket(i promised i wouldnt run). Also, it doesnt feel like it weights more, and its definitely got a high amount of polish on the shell(so fingerprint friendly, haha).

In all, after messing with it, i find myself excited because of what the community here will be able to do with it rather than what it offers up front. It really is an awesome phone though, and I cant wait to see what everyone comes up with...that will really be what pulls the diamond ahead for me.

[imneveral0ne]

was it the CDMA version? or the GSM one?

[xenoetry]

Originally Posted by imneveral0ne

was it the CDMA version? or the GSM one?

Which one is the sim card version?

[remydakid]

Originally Posted by xenoetry

Which one is the sim card version?

The GSM version is sim.

Only gsm phones use SIM cards

[xenoetry]

Originally Posted by remydakid

The GSM version is sim.

Only gsm phones use SIM cards

Yeah, it was that one. Thanks for the heads up on which version is which, im still a bit new here. I dont really know too much about the terminology.

[Draiko]

Awesome... the CDMA one will be a little thicker and heavier (.55 inches thick)

[syanni85]

Originally Posted by Draiko

Awesome... the CDMA one will be a little thicker and heavier (.55 inches thick)

but last much longer on the battery 900mah vs. 1350mah

[john80hotkey]

which wireless services are sold @ the store where the diamond was on display? was the diamond carrier branded so far ive only heard talks of cdma diamonds so far 1st heard of a gsm one in the US. if u can answer thanks if u not sure no big deal just wondering...

[xenoetry]

Originally Posted by john80hotkey

which wireless services are sold @ the store where the diamond was on display? was the diamond carrier branded so far ive only heard talks of cdma diamonds so far 1st heard of a gsm one in the US. if u can answer thanks if u not sure no big deal just wondering...

To be honest, im not sure. It was just branded with the htc logo, so im not really certain which it was for. I assumed it was just an unassigned one, but i dont really know. I guess i know now so next time a new phone is released, i can get some more specific info since i live about 25 minutes away from the store.

[TreyBeno]

Hey i live in Htown! Im gonna have to go check that out today. I think the store is called Futureonics. Ive shopped there before. Was it an unlocked version?