I've been looking for a pocket PC for a few weeks now and my attention has been drawn to the HTC models.
I would be needing it firstly for the internet and storing PDF files on that i need and can access at work and lastly as a phone.
As of yesterday i had narrowed it down to HTC HD and the diamond2 and was ready to order it but then seen that the HTC HD2/Leo/firestone (whatever it's called) is due to be released on October the 12th.
How likely do you think that release date will be?
If it is going to be December than i may as well go for the HD1 or the HTC diamond 2 but still haven't decided which one?
wait to see if the hd2/leo gets released when they say, and then decide what to go for because im sure there will be some cheap hd's around then.
Also being an owner of a touch hd I would say that the screen is excellent but i do miss having buttons so i would say go try out some models before you buy to make sure your happy with typing with no buttons
Wait for the LEO release in October. But, if you want a keyboard then look at the TP2.
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I agree with badasschris. It is a good idea to wait a few days to see whether HD2/LED is released on October 12th.
If not, you could have a look at HTC Diamond 2. I am using it and it is really great.
If you wanna choose one from Diamond 2 and HD1, I would say Diamond 2 cuz I myself is using this one and it's a nice device. HD is a little bit large for pocket. But you can have a look at Touch Pro 2. It's a great device. Or you can wait for LEO which will be announced soon.
One more for TP2!!
YEa if i was going for a current device tp2 would be top of the list because of the keyboard. but you would be silly to get anything before there is more news on the HD2 (leo)
TP2 or Xperia if you are in a hurry. X2 or Leo if you are willing to wait.
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Is it me or is this device just not all that popular?
I say this because if you look at the Diamond forum, that's busting with activity, and yet for some reason, the Raphael, which I fooking love I might add (frankly, if it doesn't have an integrated keyboard, it just doesn't win for me) - is just not attracting much attention.
I guess there's the fact it's a premium to the Diamond, and it's a bit fatter, but honestly, now that it's out, who here would still choose the diamond over it?
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Is it me or is this device just not all that popular?
I say this because if you look at the Diamond forum, that's busting with activity, and yet for some reason, the Raphael, which I fooking love I might add (frankly, if it doesn't have an integrated keyboard, it just doesn't win for me) - is just not attracting much attention.
I guess there's the fact it's a premium to the Diamond, and it's a bit fatter, but honestly, now that it's out, who here would still choose the diamond over it?
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Nope aint gonna happen. Methinks alot of the users who trawl endlessly from device to device have missed this in favour of the diamond. I prefer it to be a premium device with a less commercial crowd anyways, makes me enjoy my device a bit more if not many people have it. AND ofcourse, no keyboard means no go for me also.
Well the Diamond has been around a bit longer.
Since I leave my phone on my desk at work, most of my workmates have seen the Pro now. Only two had ever heard of HTC before. (Being in Finland, Nokia is pretty much what everyone has) But all asked more about it, and found it interesting. Even more so when I slid out the keyboard and showed that you can use the stylus to transcribe, then the real interest came about.
The Pro when not in use, just looks like a fat phone, and that scares some people. (Even though it is thinner than the N95 I upgraded from.)
Plus, I feel that the Diamond got a lot more push than the Pro seems to have done.
Luckily some apps on the Diamond do in fact work on the Pro, so not all is lost. But it is a shame that we have to look at two different forums. If the apps/hacks/tweaks work on both, then I think a lot more cross linking should be done!
I think the Diamond is the more available of the two at the moment (O2 UK don't have it) and a lot of people wanting to upgrade went there because this phone wasn't availbale.
On the keyboard ground though, the Kaiser was massively popular over the Polaris. Although, I'll be sticking with HW Keyboard devices from now on.
My 1.07775 pence
Ta
Dave
Have both Diamond and pro in our house
I like the diamond, but wife likes the pro, she does a lot more txt than me.
I think it's a case of the Diamond being around longer and the fact that in general it uses the same hardware. Therefore the questions that people ask are more likely to have been asked and answered on the diamond forum, than on here.
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I like the diamond, but wife likes the pro, she does a lot more txt than me.
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WTF! you just made the Pro a girly phone!
yeah, so we have our own little niche for now... sod the diamond, the Raphael is definitely superior, though AT&T's decision for the keyboard layout is crap
Also keep in mind that the touch pro is pretty much non-existent in the US. The diamond was just released here in the US with sprint, and the US 3G gsm version was also recently released, that's why you have so much interest. Once the touch pro is released by at&t you will see this forum explode with activity. The same thing happened last year when the kaiser was first released, and then when the tilt was released by at&t.
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WTF! you just made the Pro a girly phone!
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My good lady would love to girly, But is a senior manager and barks and bites.
(good job she can not read this)
My good lady would love to girly, But is a senior manager and barks and bites.
(good job she can not read this)
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you hope hehe
allot of my frined got the diamond and only me and a friend have the touch pro out of the 2 id say ours is better
my friend is on 02 and hes got one so 02 are selling them in the uk
tbh from day one i flashed the rom to romeos 1.05 and did a few little things to personalise it and its been really good so far my last handset was a kaiser and there are some things i miss from the the full screen tilt for instance should have been on this phone then it would have been perfect maybe thats just me spending a year with my kaiser (my girlfriend still thinks he kaiser is better) the t3d stuff took some getting used to but think the touch pro is a awesome handset
I know this is an international board, but I think once providers in the US start releasing it I expect a lot more activity in here.
I'm also surprised by the lack of action on the Raphael forum.
I've owned the Diamond (which is much more sexier than the Raphael). But I upgraded to the Raphael as soon as it became available because of the cardslot and more memory. I don't txt that much so the keyboard isn't that important to me (but nice to have )
Guess the Diamond is more popular at the moment. Or al lot of the Diamond owners are saving to upgrade to the Raphael
I think the Touch Pro will become more popular in time, but now maybe it's to expensive for some people. There are also a lot of people who purchased the Diamond and later on they discovered that the Touch Pro was coming out, one colleague of mine regrets that he has bought the Diamond.
but like Olipro said Nice device, now sod off
If I get my hands on one, and this is my local forum (so to speak) I would rather it was quieter. Athena Elf and to some extent Hermes were great (Hermes ws just a bit too big) but Kaiser was just too huge. And I used to spend a lot of time in the Diamond forums whe it first came out, but it instantly filled wth noobs (I know we all wer once) when it was released on the networks. Then I left because it went from interesting discussion about the device to problem solving.
I think the Pro is just too expensive to become insanely popular in a Diamond-esque way. In a similar way to the Athena, its for a pretty specifc user.
For people who dont mind the bulk but are just general users, they can get a kaiser for about £150 on ebay, or £200 new. Or if theyre a general user, but wnt small and thin, they can get a Diamond (£250) so £500 plus for this is a bit unjustifiable until prices drop...
So if I get one I hope it stays small like it is now, and with very knowledgable people rather than noobs.
Rory
Even the Touch Pro isnt released everywhere. In germany the Vario IV is in stock since today. I think in a few weeks this forum wil be much more popular.
Well I looked at the Diamond, but I'm glad I decided to hang out for the TP as it's clearly worth the wait IMO I think give it a few more months and there will be a lot more members posting here
I have also moved from diamond to pro, becuase of more memory and sd card + keyboard. But some reason, the only thing that bothers me , some roms on diamond are extremely fast..But on pro with all the custom roms I have used , for example programs scrolling and opera scrolling is still slow.
I just wish there is a bit more custom roms here,,,so that with competition , the roms will get better.
I believe(not a fact) the diamond people are holding out for the HTC touch HD which also just got the US FCC seal of approval and its due at the end of october. YAY.
I was originally going to get the HTC Touch pro but it was too expensive + there is a keyborad, which i dam not too fond of; then i saw a great deal on the diamond and plummet. So i sold off my HTC TOuch cruise for the price of the diamond, i am waiting patiently to get the HD.
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I believe(not a fact) the diamond people are holding out for the HTC touch HD which also just got the US FCC seal of approval and its due at the end of october. YAY.
I was originally going to get the HTC Touch pro but it was too expensive + there is a keyborad, which i dam not too fond of; then i saw a great deal on the diamond and plummet. So i sold off my HTC TOuch cruise for the price of the diamond, i am waiting patiently to get the HD.
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I might hold out for the HD + Keyboard (if it ever comes).
Every No Keyboard Device is followed by a Keyboard one, usually. *Fingers crossed*
Dave
I know we get loads of these types of post every week, so hoping people dont get too fuming at this one.
My contract expires in May 09 but im able to upgrade should i want to in Feb. So do i upgrade in Feb to the HTC HD or wait untill May approaches on the hope that something better has come out by then?
No news on any upcoming HTC devices as far as i know. Heard about a G2 but i dont know how far off that device is.
Cheers guys
you should wait the palm pre and nokia n97 are coming out in about may or june from what i heard
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you should wait the palm pre and nokia n97 are coming out in about may or june from what i heard
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If you can deal with Palm OS or Symbian.
If your phone runs well and does everything you need, why get locked in ? Wait 'til it dies or ceases to do what you need.
And spend the money on hookers and liquor , if the money is just burning a hole in your pocket
Wait till the end of February. If nothing new from HTC or MS WM6.5, then get the best device available: the HD! You can always upgrade from it later...
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Wait till the end of February. If nothing new from HTC or MS WM6.5, then get the best device available: the HD! You can always upgrade from it later...
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I second this
Perhaps we can see the HD touch pro!!!
The Nokia 97 looks fantastic, and its likely to come to Orange (with whom im with). Since its due April/May i may wait for it. But its so tempting to get the HD since my Touch is on its last legs now.
I'm still on an Exec (aka Universal)
I'm struglling with the decision to upgrade to a Serra, and try to but a better ROM on it, or to get a plain Touch Pro or HD from expansys on T-mobile.
Even thinking of staying with my exec!!!
There seems to be a lot of issues esp with the touch pro, and even worse with the O2 ROM
Had all this before with the Orbit 2 - the video issues put me off that one too
Any advice ?
Sam
im off to the far east in a couple of months
ill treat myself then....and drop my diamond
diamond has done what i needed.....time to move on
Well until recently I was certain that I would get myself a Blackstone, however I ha to wait till I was 18. However, MWC has just been and although there isn't much that would make me want to think about not going for the HD, there is the Stantum Multitouch although I don't suppose anything will support it very soon.
The thing is my current phone has just run out of credit so I need to make the decision now. Is it worth waiting another month and top up or is it worth taking the plunge?
ERM, thought I had posted this in Blackstone forum.
I have a blackstone myself. It's a great device, although one new device at the MWC has made my mouth water again .
Wait for the Samsung Omnia HD! Comparing the Blackstone to it makes the Touch ''HD'' look like a wannabe version of a hd device. o.o (which it is, kind of.)
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I have a blackstone myself. It's a great device, although one new device at the MWC has made my mouth water again .
Wait for the Samsung Omnia HD! Comparing the Blackstone to it makes the Touch ''HD'' look like a wannabe version of a hd device. o.o (which it is, kind of.)
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The only annoying thing its Symbian, I think I would rather have a WinMO even though I've never owned a winMO.
Get the blackstone...
If u'r on usa at&t, get the testra HD for 3G...
As my dera friend galaxys says HD
Or perhaps to wait for Touch Pro II?...
Is the touch pro II a step up in terms of hardware at all though? Or will it just be Touch HD with keyboard and new version of TF3D?
I know this quetion has been asked a lot, but what are the chances that a .cab file will be released for the new TF3D soon?
1 - htc diamond 2
2 - htc touch pro 2
3 - htc hero
4 - htc firestone
& why ?
Out of those options, I'd buy a TP2.
I would however *consider* the HTC Hero as it seems like an interesting handset.
tp2 because it's the latest & greatest.
btw, your 1st post...welcome to the great xda forum.
so, wich one do u like & why?
TP2!!
Because is a buisness oriented device, it has nice keyboard and I like the design.
I don't know yet - that's the reason for the Poll
I'm looking to buy a do it all phone that can be customized and playied with and thinking of waiting for the firestone but how long and how much ?
so maybe just buy something now and keep it for 2/3 years
wanted to get your expert opinion first
thanks.bye
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tp2 because it's the latest & greatest.
btw, your 1st post...welcome to the great xda forum.
so, wich one do u like & why?
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nobody seems too excited about the firestone - 0 vote
it's that becouse not enouth innovation or becouse it's too early and the release date & price is still a unknown ?
TD2 4 TEH WIN!!!
Reason= I have one
Diamond 2 or Hero, they look just great and have great specs...
yes TD2 looks really good and would probably be my choice right now but I was wondering if the TP2 was worth the extra money, about €200 (and save them to buy the device that will come AFTER the firestone) from the price that I see or to wait for the firestone if the price is similar to TP2
ofcourse the hero looks very promising and being open could develop/improve faster than waiting for WM7
is the firestone that much better and worth waiting for it or a ROM upgrade could make the TD2 close the gap to the TP2/Firestone
tehhoe about the TD2 do youu have any problem with the dust getting inside the cover?
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TD2 4 TEH WIN!!!
Reason= I have one
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I would probably buy Toshiba TG01 , But Since Im not in a Hurry Ill wait for HTC Superstar!!!!
BUT I DONT HAVE THE $$$$$$ FOR NONE!!!
Touch Pro2,
The keyboard has everything you need, especially the rare ctrl key.
Got a TG01 two weeks ago. Quite beta OS but a beautiful device!
TD2 or Hero, although the former is more realistic due to US carrier subsidization. I so want a TP2, but I just can't justify the extra hundred or so for the same lackluster internals. Plus I have smaller hands, and the TD2/Hero would probably be easier to navigate single-handed.
thanks
thanks to all who voted or give their opinion but my new toy will have to wait as I had to help a friend in need
well maybe the successor of the firestone will be something worth waiting for
Hero for me!
for me its a tie between tp2 and hero. but hero it is! all the while i thought the hero and the firestone are one and the same gadget. lol!
Of course TP2 ! Great abilitys , 5-row keyboard ...
The best and newest ! (well the toshiba tg01 is even not bad)
not too much enthusiasm for the firestone I see, shouldn't it be better than the TP2 ? better camera and new UI ok no keyboard but with a bigger screen should be ok the soft keyboard too or I'm missing something?
When are we getting HTC Touch Pro 3? Does anyone know? And what type of UI will be used? WM7, IOS, Symbian,etc...?
My god who knows! I've been looking online everyday to see if there has been any news or any pictures...It's weird that not one person has been able to post a picture or anything of the TP3.
Some say the new TP3 will be the HTC Tera but it wouldnt make sense for HTC to release a luxury/headlining phone that is weaker than the predecessor.
I guess we will find out soon enough but i'm as anxious as you to find out what the TP3 will have in it as well as what it looks like!
I don´t think we will see a TP3 till 1st QT 2011, of course I meant a WM device.
Before that some hardware keyboard devices will appear, but with Android only