[charat]

ok, so im in the market to get a new phone. i've been looking at the Nokia n97 and the Nokia N900, but they are too expensive for me and i will probably get them next year. so for this year, i'm considering the HTC Diamond 2 and the Samsung i900 (yes im bring up the battle again! ). actually im pretty torn between the two. both phones have their advantages and disadvantages. Here is what i like and don't like about each phone:



HTC Diamond 2:
pros:
- thinner than Samsung i900.
- better design.
- "better" design of windows mobile 6.1/6.5

cons:
- small built in storage capacity (about 500 mb... boo)
- no multi-touch
- camera has less features than i900



Samsung i900:
pros:
- huge storage capacity (8GB/16GB. DAMN!)
- better camera capabilities
- more "app pages"
- opera
- "mouse pad"

cons:
- hella ugly (ish?)
- no stylus slot (sometimes the buttons are a little small too press)
- small QWERTY touch keyboard.

so, my question to all you super-tech soompiers is : which phone should i get? if you have used either of these, please share your experiences and recomendations. thanks!

-charat

[charat]

hello? i guess there isnt anyone on at 12 noon on soompi...

[charat]

any takers? really? c'mon guys, help a fella out =]

[charat]

how come no one ever helpes me? T.T

[wahbahwaah]

i have touch diamond 2

-storage size shouldnt be an issue, i got an 8gb for 20 dollars on ebay.
-and it doesnt have multi touch, but the samsung doesnt either
-camera is ok, no flash and low quality videos
-the qwerty screen keyboard is pretty small, had it for 2 months now, still have mistakes here and there when typing, but it will work flawlessly if u use the stylus, but u gotta sacrifice speed... the samsung should be same since its the same screen size
-the diamond has twice the screen resolution
-the thing that bothers me about the diamond is that the screen is a soft plastic, with the display deeper inside. its responsive, but the plastic cover starts to distort after a while, but it hasnt affected performance so farr
-you cant use your own headphones, since its an htc jack

both phone are bout the same, but i would personally get htc, since its about a year newer

[charat]

^^^ thanks! great help! anyone else willing to put in their opinion?

[erure]

Are they the same price range or something? I think there are better Samsung phones (i.e. Omnia II, Omnia HD, Pixon, etc)... I don't really like the HTC Diamond II (I don't know, the design's kind of bleh for me) so I'd get the Omnia since it's a little bit less ugly (but still ugly lol). Plus I'm not really into the Windows mobile...

[charat]

^^^ yeah both phones are $300-$450 about.

i dont really want to spend all that much money on a phone right now. so im going for the cheaper models. i dont really want to have to spend more than $500 dollars on a phone. next year im planning on somethin more expensive ($1000+) so something cheap for now is fine. just want to upgrade to a better phone than he one i have now. (lg shine)

[ipaul]

^^^ yeah both phones are $300-$450 about.

i dont really want to spend all that much money on a phone right now. so im going for the cheaper models. i dont really want to have to spend more than $500 dollars on a phone. next year im planning on somethin more expensive ($1000+) so something cheap for now is fine. just want to upgrade to a better phone than he one i have now. (lg shine)

I've had the touch diamond 2 and if you text a lot, i don't recommend it because the virtual keyboard is too small and its not capacitive screen.

only great thing is that it can be updated to windows 6.5

[tirahbunny]

yep, windows mobile is crap.

the HTC Diamond 2 looks like it would weigh a ton compared to the Samsung.

really not a fan of HTC phones, I think theyre ugly.

from the pros and cons you've listed, I would think Samsung is the better phone.

[charat]

thanks guys. i just talked to a local phone store and they said that the new AT&T HTC Pure is pretty much the exact same as the HTC Diamond2 and it costs less. i think the Pure lookes better too. so i think i will just get that.

[ipaul]

thanks guys. i just talked to a local phone store and they said that the new AT&T HTC Pure is pretty much the exact same as the HTC Diamond2 and it costs less. i think the Pure lookes better too. so i think i will just get that.

hmm i hope you love your new phone.

[jean23]

oh oh i have the samsung one
I LOVE IT!! but the only thing i hate about it, is it lags sometimes, it freezes and i always end up restarting the cellphone:S
but the other things are good

[JJ no Baka]

My friend have the i900. He loves it a lot. He loves to flash it and mess around with it where you can change the interface and everything.

[EscR4Fantasy]

i had a htc touch pro for less than a year and it already has problems , i suggest you go with a samsung fhone instead.

[charat]

hey guys. thanks for all the input. i decided on getting an N97 actually... haha sorry. XD but yeah, it was on sale with the release of the new n900 so i opted for the N97