HTC Touch Diamond vs. Samsung Instinct vs. Apple iPhone
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 434) | 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.
Great post, Jenn. Saved me from doing the legwork myself :P
On a side note, I like the features you've been doing lately. Nice change of pace and interesting to read. Keep it up and I'll keep coming back!
Posted by hitrax | 06:06 PM on May 06, 2008
Thanks, hitrax. I wish I could've found complete info on the Instinct. The official microsite, samsunginstinct.com, doesn't include a full list of specs for some reason.
Posted by Jenn | 08:48 PM on May 06, 2008
Here is a decent physical size comparison. Sizeasy is a pretty cool website for stuff like this.
Posted by Fishd | 09:52 PM on May 06, 2008
Perfect for visual folk. Thanks, Fishd.
Posted by Jenn | 01:26 AM on May 07, 2008
Oh man, I want the Diamond soooo bad. I don't know what to do with myself. I can't wait for the release!!
Posted by JC | 12:48 PM on May 07, 2008
It seems like there are many conflicting information on the Touch diamond. Is this supposed to be a tri-band or quad-band phone, and is there support for US's AT&T 3G? Looking at the product spec at HTC website says it's a tri-band GSM with non-US (900,2100mhz) 3G. If so, that sucks!
Posted by outie | 06:37 PM on May 08, 2008
no one mentioned that the iPhone is incapable of conventional MMS where as the Instinct will have that capability. I'm not so certain that the diamond will be able to either since no Windows Mobile-based phone is capable of doing such.
Posted by Chuba | 12:58 PM on May 17, 2008