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  iPhone 3G and the Others

  Rohan Naravane, Jun 20, 2008 1333 hrs IST

  A first look at three eagerly-anticipated mobile titans - Apple iPhone, HTC Touch Diamond & Samsung i900 Omnia.

  

Page 1 - Introduction & Specifications Comparison Page 2 - Design & Looks Page 3 - User Interface, Connectivity & Camera Page 4 - Final Words

Design & Looks

As far as the dimensions are concerned, the HTC Touch Diamond is slightly smaller than the remaining two and has a very cool, unique look as well. Dressed in an elegant Piano Black finish, its back is actually textured like facets on a diamond. The iPhone may look the same from the front but a slight makeover is noticeable in the completely black or white colored back panels. The Omnia on the other hand has a more typical Samsung-style metallic casing. I'd give the first prize to the HTC Touch Diamond for its uniqueness, second to the iPhone and third to the Samsung i900.

Although the Touch Diamond has a relatively small screen, it bears full VGA resolution. Thus, all those pixels packed into a smaller screen could only mean really sharp and great quality images. One great feature I noticed about the Samsung Omnia is the optical touch-pad below its screen. It is similar to the touch-pads found on laptops. Thus the Omnia will actually feature a mouse pointer that can be controlled via the thumb. This is cool!

The HTC Touch Diamond and the Samsung i900 Omnia will have fingered, as well as stylus input, whereas the iPhone is completely finger-operable.

Page 1 - Introduction & Specifications Comparison Page 2 - Design & Looks Page 3 - User Interface, Connectivity & Camera Page 4 - Final Words

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