Do you remember this phone that ushered us into the age of industrial designs?
When it comes to smartphone designs, HTC has been one of the forerunners early on prior to the smartphone boom we've seen post iPhone. With every new announcement, it seemed as though the Taiwanese based company was unstoppable with its superb line of smartphones, offering consumers unmatchable phones that were consistently regarded as ahead of their time. HTC's brand recognition, was without a doubt, only beginning to rise during the late 2000s.
The HTC Touch Diamond established this new notion of industrial designs.
Beyond the design, which was notable for its hard lines, compact size, gunmetal frame, and peculiar diamond faceted rear design, the HTC Touch Diamond managed to enhance the antiquated look of Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system – thanks to the beautifully designed TouchFLO 3D interface seen running for the very first time on it. Rather than being the usual stripped-down Windows experience on a smartphone, HTCs' TouchFLO 3D offered an almost futuristic look and feel with its interface, evident in its neat animations, transitions, and dynamic home screen widgets! Most people familiar with the platform, in fact, couldn't believe it was indeed running Windows Mobile, just because of TouchFLO 3D's foreign style.
Nevertheless, the smartphone still proved to be a big hit amongst fans and consumers, as the popularity and success of the phone eventually spurred a successor. Looking back at it now, the HTC Touch Diamond was a truly remarkable phone that was ahead of its time, helping to not only establish HTC's growing brand as a premier player in the mobile space, but also helping to usher us into the age of astounding industrial designs. Since then, the company has repeatedly wowed us with several smartphones with timeless signature designs – including its line of Android smartphones. Still, all of those devices can be trace back their lineage to the one and only HTC Touch Diamond.
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