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Who's Bought Official Diamond In India??

Friends who have bought an Official Diamond from HTC outlets, please let me know which ROM version is being sold, as worry is the UK stock was supposedly witheld for a ROM update.. Are we getting updated ROM or not??
Also mention the RAM and ROM reads from Indian versions..

look at the diamond rom section here. There are 1.34 and 1.35 rom updates posted. The latest rom anyone has seems to be 1.37 - i expect it will be posted soon.

Thanks someone1234, but i raised the question because the Indian Version is going to be different - Non 3G version, hence the ROM versions may be different...

Hey does it mean no one's as yet bought a diamond in India???
Is official sale in India started or not???

safe to say that...
ppl that claim they have bought have yet to respond and claim from where and source...
so probably no one has it yet

Diamond In India ! Yipee !
I got the diamond yesterday in India for 35k that is about 900USD. It is not official, does not come with a warranty. Seems like a HK version piece to me. The ROM version is 1.35 WWE, Date 05/28/08 - Since I got it I have run advanced config on it and tweaked it by increasing cache size. It is noticably faster now.

amit221 said:
I got the diamond yesterday in India for 35k that is about 900USD. It is not official, does not come with a warranty. Seems like a HK version piece to me. The ROM version is 1.35 WWE, Date 05/28/08 - Since I got it I have run advanced config on it and tweaked it by increasing cache size. It is noticably faster now.
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from where? and what city are you in ?

The Indian Diamond is supposed to launch on the 27th of June afaik.
Its different from the EU versions, uses the MSM7206A processor with no 3G radio

HTC India
the processor on my instrument is Qualcomm 7201A and I have upgraded to ROM version 1.37 WWE. This device also has 3G, I am guessing the official indian version might not. I am located in Delhi and bought it from a dealer here.

Thats not the offical version then.

id rather have the one with 3g than without

I bought my 3G Diamond here in Delhi for 35 Grand its HK version i think and paying 25000/- for non 3g one ...i think 35000 is a good deal.

same here soulpilot, good to have 3G should be getting launched in India in the next9-12 months anyway

Guys, any other difference (other than 3G) between the processors MSM7201A (Worldwide) & MSM7206A (Indian) ??

Not as far as I know. Only difference in the Radio implementation.
One major negative in buying the 3G in India is most HTC service centers will refuse to even touch your phone if theres any problem with it due to the incompatible processors. Some might oblige but most wont. Taken my singapore HTC to the service center the other day for a panel switch and was talking to the service guys about it. He said most of the service centers wont touch any of the 3G diamonds.

i hope the cooked roms work equally well for the indian version as well.

Official sale starts from tomo in India...

karkalanand said:
Official sale starts from tomo in India...
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from where ?

QRS the official distributor of HTC for Kerala..
But it's an Airtel locked phone..
Confirmed that it's arrived today evening at QRS, plan to buy it tomo..
Rs.27,500..

amit221 said:
same here soulpilot, good to have 3G should be getting launched in India in the next9-12 months anyway
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I didnt know the 3g touch diamond is available in India.
Can someone (I see amit221 and soulpilot bot it in Delhi) let me know where they bought it from in the Delhi region?

Diamond and Touch Pro out on O2 UK when?

I have called them a few times and they have nothing on their product sheet for either of them. Does anyone have any other info to hand?

Can't tell you for the UK, but today the "O2 XDA Diamond" and the "O2 XDA Diamond Pro" variant was announced in Germany.
The "XDA Diamond" is already in stock, the "XDA Diamond Pro" is announced for late summer 2008 in Germany.
I guess the release date in the UK should not differ that much.

I am waiting for the O2 variant as well.
So far as I can tell it does not have the "diamond" back, which I think looks a bit rubbish!
Also, O2 have bundled Co-pilot SatNav with the O2 Orbits i and ii so I hope they will do similar with the XDA Diamond

I have ordered an unbranded one to replace my Tytn II. Don't wanna wait for O2 UK to release it, I did that with my Tytn II and they were far to slow. It was months after they released it in Germany. By the time I got it I felt like it wasn't new anymore. I'll get the Touch Pro as soon at it is released now, which will be middle of August - start of September.

don't know about O2, but the HTC branded Pro should be out sometime next month.
UK, Italy and Netherlands are supposed to get it first according to HTC helpline.

I know this iss an old thead but its out now on on my desk.
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I have called them a few times and they have nothing on their product sheet for either of them. Does anyone have any other info to hand?
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and it does not come with any sat nav software

Diamond out now (aka Ignito) at UK O2....not sure about Raphael though.........

frm india AND NEED THE DIAMOND2 BADLY PLS HELP

hi frm india and i wanna get the diamond2 but its not gonna be released here for a long time so planning to get it from some other country
SO PLS TELL ME WHICH COUNTRY WOULD BE THE BEST OPTION

Europe!
I think there won't be any serious differences between the European countries...
But think of Germany, because we are the "Export-Champions".
The Touch Diamond 2 will hit the German market (ca.) at the 17th April and will cost about 450€.
take a look:
http://www.amazon.de/HTC-Diamond-Bl...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1237492484&sr=8-1

thanks a ton
but wont it be in german and not english
and wat about getting it frm singapore
thanks

COLMAS said:
thanks a ton
but wont it be in german and not english
and wat about getting it frm singapore
thanks
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well u can still get it and then put a cooked rom on it!!

I have one preordered!
Hi i have just preordered the last one from a site in England, its being shipped to NYC next week, but i just got a work blackberry, if you want it i can ship it over ? It is expensive though, email me!
[email protected]

If you want it in english (delivered from Germany) you can also check on these guys:
http://www.pdamax.de/?art_nr=hc-067&ausWG=Org
They always have the devices in english + german.
Regards
Thorsten

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If you want it in english (delivered from Germany) you can also check on these guys:
http://www.pdamax.de/?art_nr=hc-067&ausWG=Org
They always have the devices in english + german.
Regards
Thorsten
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It works out cheaper to buy from the UK, if you can find someone that does international shipping. The Euro is too strong compared to the pound at the moment to make ordering from the rest of Europe worthwhile.

i too am from mumbai india abnd needed the diamond could some1 let me know when is it expected in india and if i buy it from europe will i still be able to use all features prefer buying it from here though

dude, just get it from Clove UK. they have very good ratings..

n20nine said:
dude, just get it from Clove UK. they have very good ratings..
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yes but will all features of a european diamond work and also during a rom update will u update it as india update or uk update since the radio and connectivity will be different

not 100% sure, but the specs of the euro diamond should essentially be the same as the ones you will get in india..check out the specs, only difference between euro and us version are the wcdma bands and as far as i know india does not have proper 3g connections yet, so why bother?
as far as updates are concerned, u will get the standard update..there is no uk/india update unless your phone is tied to a network. u can go ahead and buy the d2.

I am from India too.. i am planning to buy D2 from Clove.
But what about the excise/customs charges? How much do we have to pay to import the D2?

I think now it's 35% for personal electronic goods (Previously blanket 200%). But never know these corrupt ppl anyways. Not much personal experience.
Also Express shipping DHL are always checked unlike ordinary post which may skip thru. Also for gift items they might consider waiver (upto 10$/INR 500 worth) but not for such costly items. Never misstate the contents as it may get confiscated in addition to getting U into serious legal trouble.

Topaz from Australia in Europe

Hi! I'm new on xda and I have a very important question.
I want to buy TOPAZ in Australia (by eBay) and I'm wondering if it will be working properly in Europe (Poland exactly).
Price is the main reason.
If you can, tell me also where you can buy (which country) cheapest, brand new TOPAZ
Peace!

i'm in Australia and bought mine from the UK as it was available there, but not here, and also it was cheaper there than would have been here (under AUD$800)
The UK version of the phone works just fine in Australia, so as long as Poland uses any of the frequency bands the Diamond2 supports, it'll be just fine.

i think that for me is cheaper to buy in Australia than in UK because of my currency. for 1 pound I must pay 5.3 polish zloty (PLN) and for 1 australian dollar only 2.6 PLN...if I want to buy in UK it should cost about 300pounds...do you know any good, trusted eshops?

Clove.co.uk is very trustable...

got mine from ebay:
cc-electronicshk
under $700AUD delivered including an 8gb memory card!!!
bewdiful mate

I've searched on ebay some fine offers and I think that Australian Dollar is the best option about price. However it's making another problem. CC Electronics doesn't ship to Europe...

[Q] Galaxy Note from China, can I buy it ?????

Hello every one
I am a french citizen living in China for one year
I am dreaming to buy a Galaxy Note, but I can buy it only in China, is someone can tell me if it will work properly when I will come back to France ?
If not is there a possibility to change the system at this moment?
Sorry but I am a novice in this matter
Thank you in advance for your help

Yes as long as you buy the GSM version. Not sure if there is some CDMA weird version for the Chinese market.

Agreed, look for the GSM bandwidths, I think the EU's on 900 and 1800.

Jacques Deliessche said:
Hello every one
I am a french citizen living in China for one year
I am dreaming to buy a Galaxy Note, but I can buy it only in China, is someone can tell me if it will work properly when I will come back to France ?
If not is there a possibility to change the system at this moment?
Sorry but I am a novice in this matter
Thank you in advance for your help
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There is only one variant of the galaxy note in the present market.
So go to store and buy it
It has this bands:
GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
UMTS850, UMTS900, UMTS1900, UMTS2100

Thank you very much
Thank you very much for your help
I have very much appreciated it
Thanks again

Thank you very much for your help. i have a similar question

where are you folks planning to buy?
hey, I'm an American in Shanghai - I've been planning on buying one as well, but it seems the only choices are
a) buy a "brand-new" model, grey-market European version, 50% chance it's a refurb, but can offer local store warranty for ~3280rmb ($520 USD), or
b) buy an official, brand-new one for 4100rmb ($650 USD)
I almost pulled the trigger on the grey-market one, but it just kills me to know that I can get a brand-new NON-refurb for $500 USD through Newegg in the US... arrgh.

segascott said:
hey, I'm an American in Shanghai - I've been planning on buying one as well, but it seems the only choices are
a) buy a "brand-new" model, grey-market European version, 50% chance it's a refurb, but can offer local store warranty for ~3280rmb ($520 USD), or
b) buy an official, brand-new one for 4100rmb ($650 USD)
I almost pulled the trigger on the grey-market one, but it just kills me to know that I can get a brand-new NON-refurb for $500 USD through Newegg in the US... arrgh.
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I bought mine on taobao from Shenzhen, 1 day shipping. I think that is safer than buyer from a store in shanghai, as the taobao sellers are selling loads of these phones.
Mine had been opened and made chinese even it is a european version. they changed some settings so you'll default to chinese language after a wipe/upgrade, and the samsung keyboard didn't work when I first good it. But after reinstalling european firmware everything is good.
I would stay away from official version because of price and I'm also not sure if all google services work on those.

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Be careful - there are now clones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzbe9Hv1py0

yeah - the quote I had for ~3300 was from a taobao seller with a brick 'n mortar store. At least there's somewhere to go if the thing is borked. The "warranty" is through the store and not samsung, but at least they know where (taobao!) to source screens/mobo and claim to give 2 years replacement service should anything go wrong. still might pull the trigger on it... unless one of my friends goes back to the states in the next couple of weeks.
Did your seller offer any kind of warranty?
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I bought mine on taobao from Shenzhen, 1 day shipping. I think that is safer than buyer from a store in shanghai, as the taobao sellers are selling loads of these phones.
Mine had been opened and made chinese even it is a european version. they changed some settings so you'll default to chinese language after a wipe/upgrade, and the samsung keyboard didn't work when I first good it. But after reinstalling european firmware everything is good.
I would stay away from official version because of price and I'm also not sure if all google services work on those.
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