HTC unveils Touch Pro 2 and Touch Diamond 2

HTC announced two sexy upgrades, Touch Pro 2 and Touch Diamond 2 to their successful Touch Pro and Touch Diamond. Touch Pro 2 looks like a massive overhaul over its predecessor that features a vivid 3.6-inch WVGA screen, tilt-able screen and a touch sensitive zoom bar on the front. It also has Straight Talk which can seamlessly integrate email, voice and speakerphone experience and HTC’s new tech known as Push Internet which downloads content from user selected websites at regular intervals.

Full Specifications:

Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz
Operating System : Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions: 116 X 59.2 X 17.25 mm (4.57 X 2.33 X 0.68 inches)
Weight: 175 grams (6.17 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.6-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution
Adjustable tilt screen
Network: HSDPA/WCDMA – Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE – Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Device Control: TouchFLO 3D
Zoom bar
Keyboard: Slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard
GPS: Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0, audio jack, and TV Out* in one)
Camera: Main camera – 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus, Second camera – VGA CMOS color camera
Audio supported formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A
Video supported formats: WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI
Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1500 mAh
Talk time: Up to 270 minutes for WCDMA, Up to 419 minutes for GSM
Standby time: Up to 454 hours for WCDMA, Up to 348 hours for GSM
Video call time: Up to 150 minutes
Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features: FM Radio, G-Sensor

HTC Touch Diamond 2 ups the ante with a larger screen, more megapixels and better battery life. The phone has a 3.2-inch VGA display graced by TouchFLO 3D, again a touch-sensitive zoom bar, 5 megapixel camera and 50 percent more battery life.

Full Specifications:

Processor: Qualcomm MSM7200A, 528 MHz
Operating System :kWindows Mobile 6.1 Professional
ROM: 512 MB
RAM: 288 MB
Dimensions: 107.85 X 53.1 X 13.7 mm (4.25 X 2.09 X 0.54 inches)
Weight: 117.5 grams (4.15 ounces) with battery
Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD touch-sensitive screen with 480 X 800 WVGA resolution
Network: HSDPA/WCDMA – Europe/Asia: 900/2100 MHz Up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds
Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE – Europe/Asia: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Device Control: TouchFLO™ 3D
Zoom bar
GPS: Internal GPS antenna
Connectivity: Bluetooth 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
Camera: Main camera: 5.0 megapixel color camera with auto focus, Second camera: VGA CMOS color camera
Audio supported formats: AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI, M4A
Video supported formats: WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI
Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Capacity: 1100 mAh
Talk time: Up to 300 minutes for WCDMA, Up to 340 minutes for GSM
Standby time: Up to 500 hours for WCDMA, Up to 360 hours for GSM
Video call time: Up to 150 minutes
Expansion Slot: microSD memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
AC Adapter Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5V and 1A
Special Features: FM Radio, G-Sensor

Both the phones run Windows Mobile 6.1 but are eligible for a free upgrade to Windows Mobile 6.5, whenever it comes. Touch Diamond 2 will launch in Q2 while Touch Pro 2 will come out in early summer.