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Review summary: The HTC Touch Diamond 2 is the successor to the first Diamond version of HTC. All eyes are focused on the feature upgrade, for both the software and the hardware. When it comes to housing and design, the HTC Touch Diamond 2 is a real eye-catcher. The ...

Review summary: The HTC Touch Diamond 2 is a Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional smartphone with 3.2-inch, 480x800-pixel resistive touchscreen. Quad-band GSM and 7.2Mbps HSDPA/WCDMA 3.5G, stereo Bluetooth, GPS and Wi-Fi. Main camera is 5MP resolution with autofocus. It ...

Pros: The Touch Diamond 2 has a screen big and bright enough to dive into, and you'd better pack your armbands because there's plenty of depth under its sparkling TouchFLO surface. Full-speed HSDPA and a fluid Opera browser rival make surfing a dream, with ...

Cons: Apparently, you CAN put lipstick on a pig. But you wouldn't want to snog it. HTC's gorgeous TouchFLO 3D interface looks delightful and handles well, but there's no forgetting that Bill Gates and pals are responsible for 90 percent of what you'll use ...

Verdict: Slap the Touch Diamond down on a table and your mates will fight over its sleek build and expansive TouchFLO interface. Give them ten minutes to struggle with Windows underneath, however, and we don't suspect you'll have any trouble getting it back.

Review summary: The follow up to the original Touch Diamond has only a few improvements, but they make all the difference

Pros: Fast and visually appealing TouchFLO 3D interface, Windows Mobile interface has been pushed into the background, responsive touch screen, HSDPA, Wi-Fi, GPS, 5-megapixel camera

Cons: Text input is tedious, no flash on camera, no 3.5mm headphone jack

Verdict: HTC's Touch Diamond 2 is a far better smartphone than its predecessor. The lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack is annoying, but a larger display, a professional design and a much improved user interface make this one of the best Windows Mobile smartphones ...

Review summary: Cracking open the back of the device you can see the dual speakers flanking the camera lens, and also the white button that is LED lit for the mute function