Until now there’s still no letting up in the envy over the popularity of Apple’s ultimate iPhone. Many are still trying to equal or even come close to the superb capabilities of this multimedia device. One of the handset makers to challenge the iPhone is HTC or Hi Tech Computers with its Touch smartphone. Now HTC announced the latest device – the Touch Diamond. This new device runs using Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. This boasts of a 2.8-inch VGA touch screen and 3G broadband capability that allows the user easily browse the web.

The Touch Diamond is full of great features that especially in terms of its web browsing ability. Its web browser in particular can zoom and pan any site being visited. It’s really a neat one because when you turn the device on the side the portrait view automatically becomes a landscape view. Watching videos in the device is possible. This can also serve as your guide because it has software that supports Google’s mapping service.

Aside from those mentioned above, the Touch Diamond also sports a 3.2-megapxel camera that is great for taking pictures. The 4GB storage is more than enough for keeping bits of files in. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth is also supported. The device will be out by June in European countries, the next in Asia and Middle East.