Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/05/07/htc_diamond_tmobile_arrival/
HTC may have only officially announced its new Diamond handset yesterday, but T-Mobile hasn’t wasted any time in rebranding the phone and preparing it for UK sale.
The network operator has renamed the would-be iPhone killer the MDA Compact IV. Despite HTC telling Register Hardware yesterday that the 7.2Mb/s HSDPA 3G handset would be available next month, T-Mobile won’t be letting Windows Mobile fans get their hands on its version of the device until July.
T-Mobile's MDA Compact IV: Diamond geezer
T-Mobile will sell the phone online and through stores, with customers able to pick-up the handset for free on selected tariffs.
In addition to 3G, Diamond also supports tri-band GSM/GPRS/Edge connections. Its 4GB of built-in storage will soak up images snapped on the phone’s 3.2-megapixel camera. It has Wi-Fi and GPS on board too.
Other UK network operators haven’t announced pricing and rebranding plans for the HTC Diamond yet, but HTC said yesterday they have all signed up (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/05/06/htc_diamond/) to offer the handset.
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