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CNET PRIZEFIGHT:

Samsung Omnia vs. HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint)

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Round 3: Features

Real beauty is on the inside
Samsung Omnia (8GB, Unlocked)
Samsung Omnia (8GB, Unlocked)

What do these phones offer under the hood? Here, we examine the features in each device and rate which phone offers more.

Player Kent Bonnie Brian Total
HTC Touch Diamond (Sprint)
HTC Touch Diamond
4

The Touch Diamond has an impressive feature set and the Wi-Fi is especially welcome, but the Omnia offers a bit more.
4

The HTC Touch Diamond is a well-stocked smartphone, but the lack of expansion capabilities and a lesser camera give the Samsung Omnia the edge in this round.
4

Both of these phones are jam-packed. The HTC Touch Diamond has everything you can think of: EV-DO Rev. A, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, e-mail, GPS, and more.
4
Samsung Omnia (8GB, Unlocked)
Samsung Omnia (8GB, Unlocked)
5

The Omnia offers everything the Touch Diamond has, but it adds the Google Launcher and bumps up the camera to 5-megapixels. It wins this round by a nose.
5

As we noted in the beginning, we're not going to dock points for the lack of U.S. 3G support, since we reviewed a European version of the Omnia. The core features on both smartphones are about even, but the Omnia wins for the reasons stated above.
5

3G is here, but the European model we tested is not compatible with U.S. 3G networks. I won't hold it against it. It has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, e-mail, and can expand its storage, potentially up to 32GB.
5

Winner: Samsung Omnia

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  • HTC Touch Diamond
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  • Samsung Omnia
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