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The bad: No microSD card slot; poor battery life; no dedicated audio mini-jack; occasional slowdowns in interface.
The bottom line: The Diamond brings much innovation to the Windows Mobile platform and is a great handheld for both business and entertainment.
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Average User Rating
from 64 users
6.2
out of 10User Reviews
It is a mistress in handhelds!
Feb 1, 2009Rating: 6 out of 10 (Good)
Pros: Looks sexy, very slim, matches your clothes easily, 3.5G, in-built Youtube software, Touchflo interface, very customizable through 3rd party mods.
Cons: Slow interface, not very user friendly if not modded, music player in Touchflo hangs when there is too many music files, web browser limitation.
Opinion:
I had the Diamond for about 7 months before I write this review. So it is not an impression that I will give you, but rather a truthful presentation of how the phone actually worked for me.
Like many others, I bought the Diamond after much research, and because we failed to resist the seduction of its looks. However, after using it for several months and exploiting almost every mods there is, I have come to a conclusion that it is like a mistress (looks and feels good in your hands, but never really helped you MUCH in your everyday life).
Pros:
1) Comes with almost all wireless connectivity, except for infrared.
2) Really looks good, both front and back of the phone. You can put it on the bar while you quench your thirst with ice cold beer...and you'll know there is someone looking at your phone.
3) It is slim enough to fit into any pocket ... Read more
All style and no substance
Jan 16, 2009Rating: 5 out of 10 (Average)
Pros: Looks Cool, good sized screen, wifi connectivity and GPS
Cons: Battery life is appalliing, Touch screen is unresponsive and ring volume is too low
Opinion:
I really, really tried to like this phone but after 4 months i've given up and sold it. It looks good, and is excellent for wifi connectivity but is crap as a phone.
The ring volume is too low, the touch screen is unresponsive when it should respond and too responsive when it shouldn't. I was forever disconnecting calls because my face had touched the screen or receiving call backs because i had inadvertently dialed a number whilst the phone was in my pocket or bag. I had to resort to third party firmware updates to resolve the issues, and these only resulted in other problems.
... and as for the battery life ... My God, what were they thinking. In order to get half a days use of the phone, i had to disable virtually everything. That meant disabling, bluetooth, wifi, beam, just about everything but the phone. And even then i had to resort to ... Read more
just asexy looks lots of features that is not practical
Dec 22, 2008Rating: 4 out of 10 (Mediocre)
Pros: looks outstanding
Cons: looks is not everything and short battery life is terrible, small screen size
Opinion:
i don't know how this phone gets just high ranks that does not deserve
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