HTC Touch Diamond2 Enlarges Screen, Improves Interface

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC today debuted the Touch Diamond2, successor to the popular Diamond smartphone, enlarging its screen and updating its user interface

The company said the Touch Diamond2 runs on HTC's new TouchFLO 3D interface and uses a customized version of Windows Mobile 6.1 so users can quickly access people, messaging, email, photos, music and weather.

A larger 3.2-inch widescreen VGA screen includes a new touch sensitive zoom bar for faster browsing of webpages, emails, text messages, photos or documents.

The handset also groups conversation together in a single contact view -- whether voice, text or email is used so histories can be viewed from the contact card or during a phone conversation.

Additional features include a 5.0-megapixel auto-focus camera, expandable memory, gravity sensor and an ambient light sensor.

"The HTC Touch Diamond2 introduce a mobile communication experience that simplifies how we communicate with people in our lives whether through voice, text or email," said Peter Chou, HTC's CEO. "HTC is delivering the latest, cutting-edge sophistication in a broad portfolio of mobile phones that improve how people live, work and communicate."

The HTC Touch Diamond2 will be available in major European and Asian markets early in the second quarter with broader global availability coming later in the year.