RenegadeS wrote:I'm going tomorrow to look at someone's HTC Diamond and possibly trading for my BlackBerry 8330 Curve. I just had some questions about the possible switch.
1- I love the push that the BB does. Anytime I get an e-mail it comes directly to my phone and I don't have to wait at all. Is this the same with the Diamond?
2- I text a LOT! How is the fully touch interface on the Diamond? Does it hinder texting at all?
3- How's the battery life? My BB can last almost 4 days without needing to be charged.
4- Is it more customizable? RIM limits what I can and cannot download to my BB.
Any other pro's or con's that I need to consider before possibly switching?
THANKS!
I have a touch Pro which is pretty much the same and i have used the Diamond so I can answer your questions
1. I set up my email so it downloads to my phone every 2 hours. Depending what my signal is, I can download about 20 in a matter of seconds. The outlook email interface is very easy to use and sync with my computer.
2. The Diamond (also the pro) has multiple methods of text built in. There is a full QWERTY (all letters like iphone), Compact QWERTY (Think of blackberry Pearl keyboard) and a standard 9 key phone pad that supports t9. The easiest one for me to use is the compact QWERTY. The t9 is almost always right and the large buttons make it easy to press. To make typing on the keyboard easier, I also installed a program called "Touch Response" which makes the keys vibrate a bit whenever i press them.
3. Battery life is probably the only slight downfall with this phone (mostly because of the vga screen that takes up alot of power). With auto backlighting on, heavy internet (i use alot of facebook and youtube), texting, music, and some calls hear and there, I usually get around 1 1/2 days or 2 on a single charge on my Touch Pro. But, using light music and only playing a couple of songs, i can almost squeeze in 3 days. The diamond has better battery life than the pro so in theory, im assuming that you can get around 3 1/2 days with light internet/music.
4. As far as customizations, believe me, the blackberry doesnt compare to windows mobile devices. There are so many different programs, apps, accessories, and phone forums (like xda-developers and ppcgeeks) that make using the phone much easier and more intuitive.
Pro
*Vga (640x480) screen. You'll NEVER be able to go back to the Curve's screen once you see the Diamond's!
*Very customizable
*Accelorometer (You can turn the phone to it's side and the screen rotates)
*3.2mp autofocus camera. With a few tweaks, this turns out great pictures.
*Flashy and Attention grabber. I always have my iphone friends playing with my phone and saying how cool it is
*Excellent email set up and threaded messages mode.
Cons
*High resolution screen takes up some battery power when turned on highest settings.
*Camera (on diamond) does not have LED flash
*Touch screen keyboard takes about half an hour to get used to.
*No 3.5mm headphone jack. Comes with an adapter and headphones but id love just being able to plug in my Bose earphones w/o an adapter.
I highly suggest that if you havent already played around with the phone that you test it out. Maybe ask the person if they can let you try it or if that's not possible, go to a cell phone store (Sprint, Verizon, Alltel) and see if you like it.
