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GSMArena has posted a thorough 9-page review, where they compared two high-end touchscreen smartphones - HTC's Touch Diamond and Samsung's i900 Omnia. Reviewers have carefully examined everything, including UI, hardware, features and overall usability. If you're interested, just follow the source link.

FCC has unveiled the new HTC NEON400. It has a Touch Dual form-factor, i.e. the original Touch with a slider keyboard, and apparently supports CDMA 850 / 1900 bands. This means it could very well be launched on Sprint, Verizon, and Alltel networks - we'll just have to wait before it is officially announced by someone other than FCC.

Good news for Telus customers. The carrier will soon be bringing the CDMA version of the HTC Touch Diamond to Canada. The handset will cost $149.99 CAD with a 3-year contract and one of the data plans randing from $15 to $30.

Sprint, now it's your turn.

Judging by the picture leaked from the PPCGeeks forum, apparently there's a CDMA version of the HTC Touch Diamond coming soon to Sprint. Specifications remain the same with the GSM variant, only the interface is slightly different.

No word on pricing and availability yet, so stay tuned...

The CDMA version of the anticipated HTC Touch Pro WM-based slider has just passed the FCC. It bears the “RAPH800” model number and supports 850MHz/1900MHz CDMA and EVDO bands. Well, it's good news for Sprint and Verizon customers, let's just hope the device launches in time.

Why do we need the Dream, when other HTC handsets, like Touch Diamond and Touch Pro are perfectly compatible with Google Android OS?

The latest model to get the Android port is the HTC Touch Cruise, also known as the Polaris.

Of course, the system is not so stable and functional as Windows Mobile and still needs to be worked on, but it's a start, and a good sign for those who own a handset capable of running Android.

Last week members from HowardForums have posted some leaked pictures and a video of the upcoming LG Dare VX9700 touchscreen phone for Verizon Wireless, which should be available in July.

Check out the video and pics below.

 

Samsung has finally announced its i900 Omnia. We knew about its features long before its announcement, but let's recap them anyway:

• Networks: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE + HSDPA 7.2Mbps;
• Connectivity: USB, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP), Wi-Fi;
• Display: 3.2" WQVGA (240×400 pixels) touchscreen;
• Camera: 5Mpix with auto-focus, ace and smile detection, auto-panorama shots;
• OS/UI: Windows Mobile 6.

We have some details on the Philips X800 entry-level touchscreen phone, recently approved by the FCC.

Here's what we know:

• GSM/GPRS (900/1800/1900 MHz) + EDGE;
• 2.9" 240x400 touchscreen, 256K colors;
• WAP 2.0/xHTML browser;
• Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP;
• microSD slot;
• MP3 ringtones;
• USB port.

HTC has officially announced its Touch Pro (former Raphael) today.

It's a QWERTY slider similar to the Touch Diamond, which will be available in Europe in late summer with the U.S. market to follow up shortly after.
HTC Touch Pro features:

• Quad-band GSM/EDGE/3G 900/2100MHz;
• HSPA with a solid 7.2Mbps;
• Wi-Fi, Bluetooth;
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