HTC Touch Diamond has Windows glass jaw

Stan Beer
Wednesday, 07 May 2008 18:23

Opinion and Analysis

If the HTC Touch Diamond and the other models has an advantage over the iPhone, it is probably in the area of integration with your office computer and the availability of third party applications - after all it is a Windows device. However, new applications are appearing for the iPhone daily that can make it a useful business tool as well as a far superior entertainment device (it is in the words of Jobs the best iPod ever).

Perhaps comparing the HTC Touch Diamond to the iPhone in a feature by feature matchup is not a fair comparison. The former is really more like a business tool while the latter is predominantly a lifestyle device. However, it's a comparison that HTC itself continually makes and the company is certainly very profitable and doing well, selling more than 3 million Touch units in its first nine months on the market. That said, the 2G iPhone, available in just a few key markets, has outsold the 3G Touch by nearly 2 to 1.

Windows Mobile 6.1 is a pretty powerful operating system for small devices. Perhaps someday soon, a handheld maker will bring out a Windows Mobile device that can match the iPhone for simplicity, elegance of design and functionality. It is highly doubtful that the HTC Touch Diamond will be it. Next!