N96 OR HTC Diamond???

chrisjones · 24-07-2008, 09:52

Hi,
Im due for a phone upgrade on August 16th and I'm told by the reffreshingly usefull O2 CS op I spoke to that both the N96 and HTC Diamond will be available for me to order come my renewal date.

Problem is I cant decide on which

Let the debate begin haha.

WHISTLED · 24-07-2008, 10:04

N96 wont be availabile until October as far as I know. Maybe not that useful an Advisor after all.

zinglebarb · 24-07-2008, 10:15

The Diamond is very sexy had my hands on my brothers yesterday and I want one now lol

LSainsbury · 24-07-2008, 10:25

ChrisJones: Can you ask your O2 shop about the HTC Diamond Pro???

I keep getting the usual "Don't know what you're talking about" answer from O2 - at least your shop knows what the HTC Diamond is!

chrisjones · 24-07-2008, 10:31

At this point it might be worth mentioning im an 02 Business customer. The chappy was rather adiment that the N96 would be around in August.

saabmania2 · 24-07-2008, 21:18

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Originally Posted by chrisjones

At this point it might be worth mentioning im an 02 Business customer. The chappy was rather adiment that the N96 would be around in August.

i had an e-mail from nokia a couple of weeks ago (i'll see if i still have it) saying it would be avalible from mid august, hope it's right i'm due an upgrade at the end of august

Strzelecki · 24-07-2008, 23:07

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Originally Posted by LSainsbury

ChrisJones: Can you ask your O2 shop about the HTC Diamond Pro???
I keep getting the usual "Don't know what you're talking about" answer from O2 - at least your shop knows what the HTC Diamond is!

Might be because that's a HTC Touch Pro

. I want one too!

Enuff · 25-07-2008, 01:18

If the Diamond is anything like the old HTC then the Nokia wins, hands down.

Tightscot · 25-07-2008, 08:23

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Originally Posted by Enuff

If the Diamond is anything like the old HTC then the Nokia wins, hands down.

Which old HTC? - there are lots and lots of HTC models!

**Matt D** · 25-07-2008, 19:43

Previously owning an XDA Mini S (HTC Wizard) has put me off ever having another HTC device again, or anything else running Windows Mobile.

LSainsbury · 25-07-2008, 19:51

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Originally Posted by Matt D

Previously owning an XDA Mini S (HTC Wizard) has put me off ever having another HTC device again, or anything else running Windows Mobile.

Reasons?

Speed? Usability?

**Matt D** · 25-07-2008, 20:08

The build quality didn't impress me, plus the speaker died making it rather useless for voice calls.

I found WM5.0 to be a PITA. Sluggish, & prone to crashing.

chrisjones · 25-07-2008, 20:41

Apparently the Diamond comes with WM 6.1

Tightscot · 25-07-2008, 20:53

Yep, WM6.1

I currently have a touch dual and it suits me fine. As for iPhone vs Diamond, in my opinion the iPhone is best for a home user or for those who want great media playback optioons, particularly music. It's touch interface is also better, as the whole phone has been built with touch from the ground up... The diamond touch interface is good, but when it dumps you back to the windows mobile screens, its a bit of a letdown.

Diamond wins hands down as a business device - push mail with exchange beats iPhone - apple have licensed active sync, but cut out lots of the extra functionality. ... as for speed/performance, the latest ROMS have fixed many of these issues, although battery life on the diamond isn't great, especially if you make use of all the functionality (only has a 900mah battery if i remember right)

horses for courses i spose...

Enuff · 26-07-2008, 10:55

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Originally Posted by Tightscot

Which old HTC? - there are lots and lots of HTC models!

I've had the MDA Vario 2 from new and it had to be replaced 4 times within the first year of having it. OK, the Diamond is probably far superior to its older models, but Once bitten etc. As for my Nokia N95 8GB, well, it might be a little bulky, but I am very very impressed and happy with it.

My Vario 2 will be going on ebay soon, because it's been back in its box since getting the N95.