HTC unveils the Touch Diamond

The Touch Diamond includes an enhanced weather-forecast application — the original of which HTC says was a big hit on the original Touch handset. The device also has an iPhone-like photo viewing application, to complement its 3.2 megapixel camera.

Further customisation will be done by HTC's operator partners. Orange, for example, has made the Touch Diamond one of its elite Signature range, loading it with various Orange-specific photo, music, downloads and TV applications.

The HTC Touch Diamond does not yet come with pricing details — those will appear in the next few weeks as operator negotiations are finalised — but it will be made available first in the UK, Europe and Asia from June. The rest of the world will be able to buy the handset later in the year.