First, let me just say this: the user interface is very impressive. You will not be able to take your eyes off the excellent VGA screen when you’re navigating. Dubbed TouchFLO 3D (which must be the HTC Manila leaked some months ago), it can seriously be considered as more appealing to consumers than iPhone’s user interface. The dashboard (see video after the break) is just awesome and HTC’s take on Coverflow is very impressive. Soon, Internet Explorer 6 will be included in the list of features of the Windows Mobile 6.1 OS of the Touch Diamond. We’ll get to judge how it stacks up against iPhone’s Safari.
It will soon be available in Europe in June through Orange and will host Orange’s mobile TV with 61 channels using its HSDPA 7.2Mbps. No price yet. More specs (from Engadget) after the break and a few videos that will sure impress.
[via cellphones, engadget, slashphone]
Specs (from Engadget):
- Windows Mobile 6.1
- VGA Screen
- Quad-band HSDPA 7.2
- One-touch navigation, including single-finger dialing
- An accelerometer that rotates pictures as you rotate the phone
- One-touch music playback with an animated music browser
- A heavily-animated weather forecast app
- Full-featured desktop-like web browser (Opera) with zoom-in tech that actually reformats to fit the screen upon zoom, although Microsoft promises IE 6 coming soon for it
- Youtube app and content playback
- Available in June in Europe via Orange and the “rest of the world” sometime later
- Orange music store, games, wallpapers, and ringtone downloads
- Orange mobile TV with up to 61 channels
- No normal headphone jack - gotta use HTC’s proprietary USB dongle
- “Better battery life” than their other devices (although it uses a smaller battery than the Touch - we’ll keep our eye on this) — will offer a bigger battery at a later time for those who are experiencing battery life issues
- No pricing info just yet
Videos:
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=H5fetcaQIaA[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJtmnsHDVbk[/youtube]
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