{"id":130,"date":"2008-07-11T15:37:25","date_gmt":"2008-07-11T15:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=130"},"modified":"2008-07-14T10:28:59","modified_gmt":"2008-07-14T10:28:59","slug":"htc-touch-diamond-vs-iphone-3g","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2008\/07\/htc-touch-diamond-vs-iphone-3g\/","title":{"rendered":"HTC Touch Diamond Vs iPhone 3G"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are comparing two of the most talked about touch screen phones around &#45; the iPhone 3G and the HTC Touch Diamond. <\/p>\n<p><strong>By HTC Touch Diamond Fan &#8211; Mark Hadley<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/product\/16495.htm\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/misc\/Blogs\/htc_image.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"188\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" border=\"0\" align=\"left\" alt=\"HTC Touch Diamond\" title=\"HTC Touch Diamond\"><\/a>&quot;The tiny size is the first thing that you notice when you first hold a <strong>HTC Touch Diamond<\/strong> in the palm of your hand.<\/p>\n<p>But don&#8217;t think this constrains its use as the <strong>TouchFLO<\/strong> interface is a joy to use. Navigating through menus and websites is a <strong>very simple process<\/strong>. Flicking through photo albums has a nice touch when using your finger and the <strong>accelerometer<\/strong> mean that when you turn the phone on its side, the screen automatically rotates to landscape mode so your photos fill the whole screen.<\/p>\n<p>It looks great &#8211; the back of the phone has many faceted edges, resembling the surface of a diamond. This gives the phone a special feel and makes it look classy! Also a cool little feature is that the slot that the stylus is stored in is magnetized, so the stylus is &#8216;sucked&#8217; back into the slot when inserting the stylus.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, internet browsing is a simple, enjoyable experience with the large 2.8&quot; inch screen and full Internet Explorer functionality giving you a classy user experience.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>For those of you who are interested in buying the <strong>HTC Touch Diamond<\/strong>, we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/product\/16495.htm\" title=\"Sim Free HTC Touch Diamond\">SIM free version available<\/a>. If you already have the <strong>HTC Touch Diamond,<\/strong> why not check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/htc\/touch-diamond\" title=\"HTC Touch Diamond Accessories\">great range of accessories<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>By iPhone 3G Fan &#8211; Andrew Simpson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&quot;When the original <strong>iPhone<\/strong> launched last year, I was all set to get one. <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/graphics\/misc\/Blogs\/iphone_image.jpg\" width=\"103\" height=\"183\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"10\" align=\"right\" alt=\"iPhone 3G\" title=\"iPhone 3G\">That was until I saw the spec and realised how limited it was in regards to the choice of network operator (only available on 02), the lack of 3G and the price. Knowing <strong>Apple<\/strong> as I do, I knew it wouldn&#8217;t be long until they brought out an upgraded model and that it would be the one I&#8217;d get. I use my phone a lot for browsing the internet and for email, so having a phone only running on <strong>O2&#8217;s Edge<\/strong> would be painful. The Edge network was poor but I&#8217;ve noticed that over the last few months, <strong>coverage has increased<\/strong> and you can now get HSDPA signal pretty much everywhere you go &#8211; equating to speeds of around 3mbps.<\/p>\n<p>Although there have been loads of <strong>&quot;iPhone Killers&quot;<\/strong> launched over the last 12 months, none of them have come close to the <strong>iPhone<\/strong>. Their touch screen interfaces tend to be sticky and uncomfortable to use, where as the <strong>iPhone<\/strong> is slick and easy. <strong>iPhone 3G<\/strong> also comes shipped with the latest version iPhone 2.0 software, which adds support for third party applications and games. This was something that was only possible on earlier versions if you unlocked you <strong>iPhone<\/strong>. The <strong>iPhone 2.0 software<\/strong> is also rumoured to act as a remote control for <strong>iTunes<\/strong>, so no more running around the house to change tracks &#8211; great if you use <strong>airport express<\/strong> at home to stream your music around the house.<\/p>\n<p>Visually, there&#39;s not much difference between the new version and the old <strong>iPhone<\/strong>, other than the introduction of a white 16GB model. The best news for me now is that i&#39;m not going to have to shell out &pound;269 for it as I can get this <strong>iPhone<\/strong> for free!&quot;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/apple\/iphone-3g\" title=\"iPhone 3G Accessories\">See the full range of iPhone 3G accessories<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.27.4 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px 0 0px 0;text-align:center;\">\n<div id=\"bari-widget\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week we are comparing two of the most talked about touch screen phones around &#45; the iPhone 3G and the HTC Touch Diamond. 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