Since the photo above (click for larger view) was not done to scale, here’s a quick comparison chart containing the main specs of the newly unveiled HTC Touch Diamond (videos), CTIA-announced Samsung Instinct, and some obscure nearly year-old touchscreen phone they’re most often compared to.
| HTC Touch Diamond |
Samsung Instinct |
Apple iPhone |
|
| CPU |
528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A |
Unknown |
667MHz Samsung ARM1176JZF |
| OS |
Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional |
Unnamed touch interface |
OS X |
| Memory |
Flash: 4GB ROM: 256MB RAM: 192MB |
microSD card slot (up to 8GB) |
Flash: 8GB, 16GB |
| Size |
4.0" x 2.0" x 0.45" | 4.6" x 2.2" x 0.49" | 4.5" x 2.4" x 0.46" |
| Weight |
3.9 ounces | 4.4 ounces | 4.8 ounces |
| Display |
2.8" (640 x 480) | 3.1" (240 x 432) | 3.5" (480 x 320) |
| Network | Tri-band GSM HSDPA/WCDMA |
Dual-band CDMA EV-DO Rev A |
Quad-band GSM EDGE |
| Wireless | Bluetooth 2.0+EDR GPS/A-GPS ready 802.11b/g |
Bluetooth 2.0 GPS |
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR 802.11b/g |
| Camera | 3.2 megapixels VGA CMOS (stills and video) |
2 megapixels (stills and video) |
2 megapixels (stills only) |
| Audio Jack |
HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB + audio) |
3.5mm (standard) |
3.5mm (recessed) |
| Battery |
Talk time: Up to 5.5 hours Standby: Up to 12 days |
Talk time: Up to 5.75 hours |
Talk time: Up to 8 hours Standby: Up to 10.5 days |
| Photos | Gallery (HTC) | Gallery (CNET) | Gallery (Apple) |
Which one would you choose?
Personally, I’m still waiting for the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1‘s possible mid-September release before retiring my AT&T Tilt.
