Victor: A Diamond in the Rough

[Chuong Nguyen]

Sure, the Touch Diamond made by HTC is a marvel in terms of hardware and polish, but many users are complaining that the glossy back isn't professional enough and may attract fingerprints, much like the glossy-backed new iPhone 3G. HTC heard and shall giveth!

Another variant of the HTC Touch Diamond is codenamed the Victor, and removes the shiny faceted Diamond back for something more to the tune of muted un-carved coal. If you like plain, but love the specs of the Diamond, this may be for you. According to Gizmodo, the Diamond and the Victor are identical except the cosmetics.

[Pony99CA]

Originally Posted by Chuong Nguyen

Sure, the Touch Diamond made by HTC is a marvel in terms of hardware and polish, but many users are complaining that the glossy back isn't professional enough and may attract fingerprints, much like the glossy-backed new iPhone 3G.

So the back of the phone is "unprofessional"? It's not like it has a picture of LOL Cats or bikini models. What will people find to complain about next?

As for fingerprints, I'm in the "who cares" camp. Yes, it looks a little worse, but I'd be far more worried about fingerprints on the screen (which can affect reading the display) than on the case.

Steve

[Rizzo]

T-Mobile's MDA Compact 4 will be the HTC Victor as on their website the Touch Diamond is shown with a flat back like the one above.