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Ordered HTC Diamond 2

Well just as an opening thread for now... ordered the HTC Diamond 2...should be with me next thursday all being well
Release date is 8/3 from memory so if they ship out on the same day...
Have explained about the returns etc and that I would want to turn it on/mess about to test out before formally excepting it... the company are fine with this as long as its in re-sellable condition along with packaging etc.
Things I will test that my current Diamond (first edition) has really annoyed me:
1. Both ear and loud speaker volume (and I know about the hack that in the end simply distorts the speaker)
2. Touch screen - how much does it compare to the iphone...iphone nipped it in the bud with their screen in how good it is in responsivness...you can literally touchtype on it...the Diamond even with the hack is still not as good and sometimes annoying if its too sensitive.
3. Battery life
4. Quite important, it's compatibility with my Audi bluetooth kit - current one displays missed calls/dialled calls/entire phonebook etc on my Audi screen.
5. Any sort or genuine windows slide to answer/slide to unlock? S2U2 is great but still has a few annoyances which is perfectly acceptable given that its free, someones spent a lot of hard time on it etc
I think thats my top 5 really - my threshold is if 2 of the 5 fail, its going back.
One of the items that must pass is point 4.
Will report back when I get it!

I just ordered mine yesterday too. Can't wait to get it...
And about Battery life and answer/slide unlock you don't need to bother, it's fine and in the Diamond2 it's a better battery!
The only thing that bothers me is.. that there's no D-PAD. I hope we're going to get used to it...

Orderd mine today too. Now the waiting begins...
Curious about life without dpad too....

deechte said:
Orderd mine today too. Now the waiting begins...
Curious about life without dpad too....
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Where did you ordered yours? Cause I live in Belgium but I am not sure what site to order, I think pdashop.be or something like that. I am born in Holland so I got relatives that live there,so maybe it could be easier to order it and send it to their adres? The release date was the 14the of April right? Can`t wait I already sold my Diamond and are currently using an old Samsung D900

I'm from belgium aswell, been looking into it, i think our cheapest (doesnt say much for how early u get it, but cheap is what counts for me!) option is http://www.belzaak.nl/preorder/HTC/6972/HTC_Touch_Diamond_II_NL/
delivery to belgium is like 13€, making it a whopping 41€ cheaper than pdashop ...

Ordered Diamond2 today £6.99 on a £30 X 18Month T-mobile 400min + 400txt + H Unlimited Data)=£547 ish will add another £5 for webNWalk Max about 320kbs in my area
Been sent a order dispatch date of 10th April so it looks like we a week early start

HTC_GLOW said:
Ordered Diamond2 today £6.99 on a £30 X 18Month T-mobile 400min + 400txt + H Unlimited Data)=£547 ish will add another £5 for webNWalk Max about 320kbs in my area
Been sent a order dispatch date of 10th April so it looks like we a week early start
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You guys are all lucky bastards , haha just messing with you guys, I am trying to sell my Fuze right now so I can buy a Diamond 2, anyone interested

I am curious to see if Diamond 2's speakers are going to be better than my current Diamond. If it's as good as Touch HD's, then it'll be great. Also, will it come with Net Compact Framework 3.5, cos lots of new apps require that. Will be checking this thread on and off before the set becomes available in Malaysia. Last question - price - cheaper than Touch HD?

chchew said:
I am curious to see if Diamond 2's speakers are going to be better than my current Diamond. If it's as good as Touch HD's, then it'll be great. Also, will it come with Net Compact Framework 3.5, cos lots of new apps require that. Will be checking this thread on and off before the set becomes available in Malaysia. Last question - price - cheaper than Touch HD?
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The Diamond 2 will most likely come with Net Compact Framework 3.5, as for the price... yes it will be cheaper than the HD, according to Expansys - the Diamond 2 will be $125 usd cheaper.

I just ordered mine as well. My supplier said it was supposed to arrive yesterday, but its stuck with customs. Im anxiously waiting for his call today, if not tomorrow. I wonder if i will be the first in the world to own it (that is IF it isnt an april fool's joke!)

DjangoBE said:
Where did you ordered yours?
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I ordered mine at pdashop.nl, it's expected to arrive on april 10th. I ordered other things from them before and never had any complaint. They also do very well consistently in the tweakers.net shop review. They do indeed have a belgian equivalent: pdashop.be.
For me, service is important. I have owned both an E-ten PDA and an HTC PDA. Both have had problems and have been sent RMA once. If a repair is needed, I want that to happen quickly and without trouble. I would never buy any grey device. But that's just MHO.

At a Webshop here in Switzerland it says "will be available approx. early April".. I guess it's coming on the 10th of April aswell.
Can't wait to replace my HTC TyTN II with a Diamond2...

I ordered mine from here http://www.handtec.co.uk/product.php/1868/ I can't wait for it to arrive, life without a D-Pad is gonna suck but it still beats the hell outta having an Elf-in !!

india
i frm india any idea which site to get it frm and tell can i get any version or all are the same pls help im a noooooooob
thanks guys

I don't know where to buy in India. However, devices sold in different countries have different ROM's. If you buy a device with a language different from your own you would have to hard splash it and upload a custom ROM from XDA or an official HTC ROM in another language. You'd be screwed if it would break and you would need to have it repaired under warranty. Then it has to have the original ROM it came with on it.

deechte said:
I ordered mine at pdashop.nl, it's expected to arrive on april 10th.
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Damn, they changed the date to june 17th **** happens...

It is moved to the 17th of april so a couple of days later

Yikes, I did not realise this thread caught so much interest lol!
Well mines still 8th April so getting quite anxious as its in 4 days time!
I got mine from Clove.co.uk for £401 or something around that figure including vat and delivery

anyone knows when they'll release it in Singapore?

jeromenism said:
anyone knows when they'll release it in Singapore?
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Yes, i had ordered it on www.expansys.com.sg
i also live in singapore.

x1s miserable quality / Delay of x2 / Best alternative

I was initially a fan of Sony Ericsson. I bought the x1 and thought... what a sexy phone. Look at the pictures of my phone and see what my phone looks like 6 months later, i.e. all of the cracks . Note, I have never dropped my phone and always used a Bugatti leather cover to protect it.
I wanted to buy the SE x2 but as mentioned in my previous post, the x2 has been delayed from to October, then December, then to the beginning of January then to the end of Januaray and now to April, maybe even indefinitely (at least here in the DACH European region).
Anyways, I just sent my phone for repair to the Sony Ericsson Service Center and they fixed all of the cracks so now I will be selling it on ebay.
My tip to all of you frustrated x1 users (or those fed up with SE's incometence in producing decent quality products and launching them without always delaying)... teach SE a lesson and buy products from the competition. My tip: the SAMSUNG OMNIA PRO B7610. I bought this phone 3 weeks ago and I am loving it. The SW features and speed of this unit... FANTASTIC! SE doesnt deserve patience of support from their customers. So do what you need to do and buy a decent unit.... the Samsuing b7610

New cracks
amazing... second device has been used for 2 weeks already cracking again...... WOW

GT-N7000, is it still worth buying?

Hello, I was offered a mint condition Galaxy Note for USD 350. Do you think this phone would last a couple years more or should I buy a newer phone?
Thanks in advance.

Thats not such a bad price, The Note is a great phone and will definitely last a good few years, Ive had mine 6+ months and ill be keeping it til the release of the Note 3.
However, If you do pay $350 for it, How much would you be paying per month for your talk time / web usage ? Wouldnt you be more suited to a contract ? if so, you could get the Note 2 for a good price especially with all the xmas deals around.
Plus you wouldnt have to part with all of your $350 either ! you could spend it on sex drugs and rock n roll !

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Thats not such a bad price, The Note is a great phone and will definitely last a good few years, Ive had mine 6+ months and ill be keeping it til the release of the Note 3.
However, If you do pay $350 for it, How much would you be paying per month for your talk time / web usage ? Wouldnt you be more suited to a contract ? if so, you could get the Note 2 for a good price especially with all the xmas deals around.
Plus you wouldnt have to part with all of your $350 either ! you could spend it on sex drugs and rock n roll !
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Hahaha, thanks for the answer, I live in south america so no contracts for me. I was wondering if official updates will be available for this phone until 2014 or if the Rom development will be in good shape for the next year, in that case, I would consider buying it.

I just bought one for $300 , I would say its well worth it, I dropped kicked att (they suck) for Straight Talk and it works flawless , the screen is great ,the phone is remarkable ,I love it!

custom roms will still be going in 1-2 years easily, They still make custom roms for my old SGS which is about 3 yrs old now.
however, you wont see official updates because they only support handsets for 18months after release, so i think JB will be our final release, we will see KLP custom roms tho :good:

Upcoming Xperia smartphones Q2 2013

Hello everyone
After being very satisfied with my Xperia arc, I bought the Z. And again I am very satisfied!
A friend of mine also wants to buy a new smartphone. But his budget is around 350 euro's. So he is not getting the Z. But he asked me what to do, either wait for the new Xperia line that's coming or buy the Xperia ion. I don't know what to tell him because I read everywhere that Sony aims to the high end market now. He is really getting on his nerves with his crappy LG phone which isn't even a smartphone.
Is it worth to wait? Or should he get the ion?
Thank you for your point's of view!
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Dietervsx said:
Hello everyone
After being very satisfied with my Xperia arc, I bought the Z. And again I am very satisfied!
A friend of mine also wants to buy a new smartphone. But his budget is around 350 euro's. So he is not getting the Z. But he asked me what to do, either wait for the new Xperia line that's coming or buy the Xperia ion. I don't know what to tell him because I read everywhere that Sony aims to the high end market now. He is really getting on his nerves with his crappy LG phone which isn't even a smartphone.
Is it worth to wait? Or should he get the ion?
Thank you for your point's of view!
Sent from my C6603 using xda app-developers app
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In my opinion the XZ is worth to wait, can't your friend like work a month or so to get more money
For now the price of the XZ won't drop.

Tell him to wait or buy LG Nexus 4, Galaxy S3 or HTC One X(X+) for this money.

big disappointment from nokia

Since its launch nokia 8 price reduced by 8000 ₹ in india approx 125 $. Does it make sense ? i feel cheated. What ya think guys ?

umo4u said:
Since its launch nokia 8 price reduced by 8000 ₹ in india approx 125 $. Does it make sense ? i feel cheated. What ya think guys ?
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Any product, anywhere in the world loses it's value after some time. What are you trying to say..? 5 years ago I knew if you want a flagship at half price just wait a year and get it.

F-L-Y-E-R said:
Any product, anywhere in the world loses it's value after some time. What are you trying to say..? 5 years ago I knew if you want a flagship at half price just wait a year and get it.
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Yes you are right that after year or two prices cut down but think of a person who bought Nokia 8 and next day it's price cut down.i am trying to say how does Nokia flagship loses its value just in two months.

So? What? Are you new on smartphone ecosystem? Almost every manufacturer pushes new flagship every 6-8 months, making the last one obsolete. 2 years old phone nowadays is very old, that's why no manufacturer provides updates after 2 years. (excluding Apple)
Nokia 8 is 4 months old, of course it's price has come down. First price drop of any phone happens 2-4 months after release.
Look at Samsung s8, it took only 3 months to go from $720 to 570, a price drop of $150.

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So? What? Are you new on smartphone ecosystem? Almost every manufacturer pushes new flagship every 6-8 months, making the last one obsolete. 2 years old phone nowadays is very old, that's why no manufacturer provides updates after 2 years. (excluding Apple)
Nokia 8 is 4 months old, of course it's price has come down. First price drop of any phone happens 2-4 months after release.
Look at Samsung s8, it took only 3 months to go from $720 to 570, a price drop of $150.
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Yes you are absolutely right.

No offence guys this thread is just discussion regarding price cut , don't get angry :highfive:

Pointless thread, you either pay the price when the device is relatively new or play it smart and buy it after the hype, I always buy ex-flagships for great prices and top features, currently on my LG V20, LG another brand which depreciates a lot. You need to wake up and understand the market. Not getting angry just annoyed at the clickbait-esque thread title and stupidity of it all. God help car forums if you buy one new from a dealership and look at used prices...

Nokia 8 launched in the UK at £499 just over month later you could buy it for £350 and now it is back at £499.
Some you win, some you lose.

MrBelter said:
Nokia 8 launched in the UK at £499 just over month later you could buy it for £350 and now it is back at £499.
Some you win, some you lose.
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Seriously why back to £ 499 ?

No idea.
I do know it will drop in price again and people will be miffed they have paid more for it but that's life with electronics. My Ryzen 5 1600 cost me £218 and it now selling for £158, it is just one of those things.

MrBelter said:
No idea.
I do know it will drop in price again and people will be miffed they have paid more for it but that's life with electronics. My Ryzen 5 1600 cost me £218 and it now selling for £158, it is just one of those things.
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Ya right :fingers-crossed: