After the huge success of Apple and its new form to take the touchscreen technology, the competitors of the giant are trying to recover the attention of customers by creating products with software simpler and easier to handle only with the fingertips.

The HTC Touch Diamond, codename P3700, is clearly a response to entry of the new iPhone 3G in the european market. With very similar features and a very attractive design, has this diamond hypothesis against the new apple mascot.

It continues to run the Windows Mobile 6 in its core, but this HTC includes the new TouchFLO 3D software that makes its interface very attractive and intuitive, and demonstrates that the iPhone raised the bar in terms of cell phone interface design and function.

So what are the differences and characteristics of each one.

Display

^{HTC Touch Diamond » 2.8 inch touch-sensitive screen with 640x480 resolution}

^{Apple iPhone 3G » 3.5-inch widescreen Multi-Touch display with 480x320 resolution}

Internal Storage

^{HTC Touch Diamond » 4GB}

^{Apple iPhone 3G » 8GB or 16GB}

Network & Connectivity

^{HTC Touch Diamond » HSDPA/WCDMA, Wi-fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, GPS and A-GPS}

^{Apple iPhone 3G » UMTS/HSDPA, Wi-fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, A-GPS}

Camera

^{HTC Touch Diamond » 3.2 megapixels and front VGA camera for video-calls}

^{Apple iPhone 3G » 2.0 megapixels}

Audio

^{HTC Touch Diamond}

^{Built-in microphone, speaker and FM radio with RDS.}

^{Stereo earphones with built-in microphone.}

^{Apple iPhone 3G}

^{Built-in microphone, speaker.}

^{Stereo earphones with built-in microphone.}

Battery

^{HTC Touch Diamond » Talk time up to 5.5 hours, Standby up to 396 hours.}

^{Apple iPhone 3G » Talk time up to 5 hours, Standby up to 300 hours.}

In size the HTC Touch Diamond is a little more compact, however we must bear in mind that the screen is substantially smaller.

Size

^{HTC Touch Diamond » 102 mm (H) X 51 mm (W) X 11.35 mm (D)}

^{Apple iPhone 3G » 115.5 mm (H) X 62.1 mm (W) X 12.3 mm (D)}

Weight

^{HTC Touch Diamond » 110 g}

^{Apple iPhone 3G » 113 g}

After seeing the videos below it appears that the processing speed and the touchscreen technology of HTC aren't surprising, but is on a good path.

Summing up the new competitor to HTC is a good bet but is not yet the phone that makes us forget the iPhone dream.