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The HTC Touch family expands with the Touch Diamond for Alltel. This exciting new touchscreen phone is a truly beautiful device loaded with high-end features – it’s large VGA display is crisp, and 4 GB of built-in memory is a perfect complement to the 3-MP auto-focus camera. Its touch capabilities are supported by HTC’s shockingly smooth TouchFLO 3D interface. The HTC Touch Diamond also packs in Windows Mobile 6.1, WiFi, and high-speed EVDO data to complete the impressive package.
Highlights
Support HTC’s TouchFlo 3D Tactile Touchscreen Technology
Windows Media Player Onboard Lets You Stream Or Play Downloaded Music, TV or Videos
3.0 Megapixel Auto-Focus Camera/Camcorder Perfect For Stills And Video
View or Edit Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Documents, and View PDF Documents
Big, Beautiful VGA Display With Outstanding Interface
Comes Loaded With 4 GB Of Built-In Memory
Surf The Internet On Alltel’s High-Speed Network
Supports WiFi Connectivity For Web Access
What’s In The Box With The Phone
Additional Items Included – Battery, Wall Charger, USB Adapter, USB Cable, Stereo Headphones, Leather Case, Stylus
Advanced Features
Digital Camera – Yes, 3.2 Megapixel, Auto-Focus, Editing Tools
MP3 Player – Yes, Windows Media Player Lets You Playback MP3 Playlists, Stereo Speakers, USB Mass Storage
Attachment Viewing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) – Yes, MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint Document Editing and Viewing
Bluetooth Wireless Technology – Yes, v2.0 Handsfree, Headset and DUN, OPP, HID Profiles Supported
Video Capture / Camcorder – Yes, H.263 and MPEG4 Formats, Length Limited Only By Available Memory
QWERTY Keyboard – Yes, On-screen Touch Keyboard
Upgradeable – Yes, Alltel Allows Device To Upgrade Windows Mobile Edition At Later Date
Voice-driven Menus – Yes, Train The Phone To Pull Up Over A Dozen Applications With Your Voice
Bluetooth Stereo Headset (A2DP) – Yes, A2DP and AVRC Profiles Supported So You Can Stream Stereo Music To Compatible Bluetooth Devices
Data Capable / Use This Phone As A Modem – Yes, Software and USB Cable Included, With Broadband Access Feature
PC Synchronization – Yes, Software and USB Cable Included, Or Sync Over-the-air With Microsoft ActiveSync
Messaging Features
Mobile Web Browsing – Yes, MS Pocket Explorer Built-in, Full HTML Support With Tactile UI Experience
Multimedia Messaging – Yes, Take and Receive Picture and Video Messages With Alltel Messaging Feature
Text Messaging (SMS) – Yes, Send To Groups Or Individuals With Alltel Messaging Feature
Instant Messenger Built-in – Yes, MSN Live Messenger Built-in With Alltel Messaging Feature
Email Client – Yes, Pocket Outlook w/ Attachments, Over-the-air ActiveSync or Bluetooth or USB, POP3/SMTP, VPN