Diamond2 and Touch Pro2 announced by HTC

[Exil3d]

Originally Posted by SprintTouch08

1000000% agree

what else are you getting beside the wvga?

same processor
same camera
same ram/rom
no flash


I mean cmon itll be mid-2009, wheres the Tegra? wheres 1gb onboard? Wheres the flash? Why a 3.2mp camera and not increasing that especially when the Diamond2 has 5mp? But theyll gladyl charge $600 for a rehash with a tiny bit bigger screen.

Seems HTC is going down the bad path apple went down of caring more about it being pretty than functional. I agree I wont be buying another HTC until they step it up in terms of specs and function, not making it a fashion statement. Furthermore, Qualcomm processors are unacceptable and I refuse to buy another HTC/Qualcomm debacle.

remember a while back I think around mid 2006. I read a article about qualcomm producing all in one solution for cell phone makers with everything on board on CPU. This was supposed to bring incredible rich multimedia performance to our phones just like the iphone is bringing currently. Well.... we have been having that freaking chip for over 2 years and all it got us was crappy 3d/video performance issue. And all HTC can say is its a license issue. WTF! Why even mass produce it when you wont activate the heart of the CPU? BS. I am sick of HTC and qualcomm crap. I hope HTC don't get their dirty paws on the Tegra.

[SprintTouch08]

schettj, if they wanted a buzz-worthy phone then upgrade the dang specs, not just a dimond/pro series rehash with a bigger screen. people are not going to be impressed with this past the first glance eye candy of the big screen. Especially the "geek" online community which is probably theyre biggest buyers.

Samsung stepped up their game with the Omnia HD, hell the Omnia outperformed our current HTC series by a mile especially video performance, and their HD will tak 720p video and offer 1080p playback with HDMI out support! Thats a multimedia smartphone. The iphone, no matter how much we here or myself hates it and Apple, will be stepping up their game this summer with a rumored muli-tasking phone with lots of good enhancements. Toshiba has the snapdragon phone. People are stepping it up this year and HTC is trying to pull this rehash crap with tired old specs for 2009. Why even spend money on these new HTC's when there's better coming out. Thats a first for HTC too, usually they are out first with the biggest and baddest and theyre going to be trailing the pack with these specs on the Diamond/Pro 2

If the video problems with qualcomm persist its going to be a huge issue. Theres no reason this doesnt have a 1ghz Tegra with full 3d support which will be all but standard on smartphones this year- theyre already out in at least one unit from Toshiba.

This phone will likely suffer the same exact video performance issues considering its using identical hardware to what we have now. Unacceptable, and I will not be buying one of these new HTCs. I still have my Sprint TP and picked up an ATT Bold and lemme tell you that 624mhz RIM used FLYS and has flawless video playback.

HTC wont be getting anther dime from me until they step it up and fix the hardware issues and step up their specs, not just a rehash. Same with Microsoft and 6.5, small visual enhacements and a rehash of 6.1, jsut like 6.1 wat to 6.

[LoWw]

With this announcement will the Pro & Diamond prices go down??

[kawika0]

What's gonna be the price? You know they are gonna jack it up because of the screen. I'll keep my TP until the stats rock.

[Exil3d]

Originally Posted by SprintTouch08

yeh but if they wanted a buzz-worthy phone then upgrade the dang specs, not just a dimond/pro series rehash with a bigger screen. people are not going to be impress with this past the first glance eye candy of the big screen. If they video problems with qualcomm persist its going to be an issue. Theres no reason this doesnt have a 1ghz Tegra which will be all but standard on smartphones this year, theyre already out in at least one unit from Toshiba.

Theres no excsuse for the same exact specs as our current series and ask for another $600 for antoher .8" of screen

Exactly my point. And what pisses me off even more is that some ppl will buy this crap for 600 dollar just to get th .8 bigger screen size! Honestly I care less for the screen size since it will make the phone bigger So i am fully happy with the Pro as of right now. Dont get me wrong. I do want a bigegr screen but they should have managed to keep the size of the phone somewhat as big as the current hand set.

[Exil3d]

This made my day. Knowing that the Pro2 is practically the same phone as the pro except it has a bigger screen. Its just gonna same me 600 dollars for a year. I will wait for the next gen ofter the pro2.

[Exil3d]

We pretty much have gone downhill ever since the6800. The 6700 had better multimedia performance that all of the newer HTC phones. What a shame!

[SprintTouch08]

luckily i just went GSM so i have the choice of all these other manufacturers nice smartphones like Samsung and LG and Toshiba- companies stepping up their game for 09. i feel bad for people solely on CDMA, especially Sprint who really only offers HTC devices for WM. They have no other options then buy these "new" products.

[moovius]

I am siding with the crowd waiting for the TP3 (or whatever they end up calling it). Upgrading from the Mogul to the TP was an ordeal that took several weeks of research/convincing for my stubborn self to make the leap. Imagine the struggle I'd have going from the TP to TP2! *furrowed brow + sleepless nights x 2*

Anyways... I think it is only appropriate that we help HTC in anyway we can, so I suggest we get them in touch with the guys who are designing this fuel cell:



Because lithium ion batteries got nothing when it comes to HTC. NOTHIN!!

[Exil3d]

Listen. If you all have the slightest gripes with the whole 3d driver issue HTC and qualcomm has shoved down to its consumers throats, then I suggest all (everyone) to stop buying their latest crapware. Then and only then we will start getting real accelerated ppc's. trust me, we all need to start doing this.