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Launch of New Touch Diamond device today

All, Please enjoy the links in the post.
Today is the official lauch date for the Touch Diamond in Europe and Asia.
http://live.phonemag.com/
http://www.phonemag.com/gallery?album=3&gallery=78
As I post this the launch is taking place.
All the best,
Sam.
ps Summary of the show so far:
http://www.phonemag.com/htc-touch-diamond-is-announced-demoed-052686.php

got to get this phone

optima said:
got to get this phone
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HOORAY!!! ASIA will get it First!!!

What a lovely device!

Price: 538.00€
Release date: 18/06/2008.
http://www.pdashop.be/product/52823/htc-touch-diamond-uk.html

amazon.de
499€

It's definitely an iPhone killer.

I would've got this but.... no microSD slot. At least it's not explicitly mentioned on any product sheets I've seen htc.com, devicewire, expansys... They all just 4GB internal

nahguam said:
I would've got this but.... no microSD slot. At least it's not explicitly mentioned on any product sheets I've seen htc.com, devicewire, expansys... They all just 4GB internal
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ho noooo 4 gb is not enough shame such a nice phone killed by capacity

Hmm. Hope little 900mA/h battery be enough for all these nice features.

nahguam said:
I would've got this but.... no microSD slot. At least it's not explicitly mentioned on any product sheets I've seen htc.com, devicewire, expansys... They all just 4GB internal
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It does have a microSDHC slot.

Lyvia said:
Hmm. Hope little 900mA/h battery be enough for all these nice features.
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If htc's claim is true, its stand-by time doesn't look bad. At least it's not worse than Elf's.

Chip Swap
I noticed that his has the newer msm7201a chip in it. It is supposedly pin compatible with a tilt's msm7200. Can this be swapped into a tilt and utilize its enhanced speed (528 vs 400 mhz)?
Andrew

They layout and shape of the phone are strikingly like the LG KU990, at least, that's what I think

hk-trotter said:
It does have a microSDHC slot.
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Where have you seen that it does? I know lots of gadget news sites say it does but where did they get their information? It's my guess they just assumed it would have one.
Tracy and Matt website said:
There is NO microSD slot, adding it would have added 2mm to the chassis
http://www.tracyandmatt.co.uk/blogs/index.php/2008/05/06/htc_confirm_the_htc_touch_diamond
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They were at the HTC announcement.

wow
this diamond looks very thin.. slim... . hmmm..

nahguam said:
Where have you seen that it does?
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Here > http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/just-how-good-will-the-htc-touch-diamond-diamond-htc-touch-pro-raphael-and-htc-touch-dual-pro-titanium-prove-to-be.html
There's a picture or two on this ( http://www.phonemag.com/htc-touch-diamond-is-announced-demoed-052686.php?nggpage=2 ) page where something like a slot is visible at the top edge.

hk-trotter said:
Here > http://www.intomobile.com/2008/05/03/just-how-good-will-the-htc-touch-diamond-diamond-htc-touch-pro-raphael-and-htc-touch-dual-pro-titanium-prove-to-be.html
There's a picture or two on this ( http://www.phonemag.com/htc-touch-diamond-is-announced-demoed-052686.php?nggpage=2 ) page where something like a slot is visible at the top edge.
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This is what I mean : (Could it be the power button?)
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This is what I mean : (Could it be the power button?)
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Yeah, that's the power button. Look to the left of it, it has the power icon.

hk-trotter said:
This is what I mean : (Could it be the power button?)
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That could very well be the sim card slot. However... I can't image HTC releasing a phone to compete in todays market without having a micro sd slot.. It COULD have a hidden slot like it does on the touch.

[Q] Sim Card Tray

So I've been switching my sim card between my nexus 4 and the note 2. Well yesterday I lost the sim card tray. Does anyone know where I could get a replacement?

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So I've been switching my sim card between my nexus 4 and the note 2. Well yesterday I lost the sim card tray. Does anyone know where I could get a replacement?
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I don't know. But, if you're willing to just commit to the N4, you might be able to take the back off and stick the card in the slot permanently. Maybe.

maybe an iPhone one could work?
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eBay or Amazon might have them
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brom25 said:
maybe an iPhone one could work?
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Good thought, but it doesn't look like it: the outside cover plate is larger on the Apple tray and there's more distance between the outside cover plate and the edge of the SIM card than on the N4 tray.

wmm said:
Good thought, but it doesn't look like it: the outside cover plate is larger on the Apple tray and there's more distance between the outside cover plate and the edge of the SIM card than on the N4 tray.
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Oh nevermind then, I haven't receive my nexus 4 yet and the pictures of the Google's tray I found were very unclear.

Did anyone figure this out??
I broke the plastic off of the sim tray by mistake!
I need a new tray

You could try calling LG, they have replacement parts and I'm sure this one isn't the most common replacement so they should have some in stock. 800-243-0000 You could try calling them to see if they have them available.

Anyone have any luck?
I just broke the front plastic bit off of my SIM Tray. It looks horrible.
I can't find anything on eBay.

You all need to be more careful!
But seriously, this is probably something you need to contact LG or Google (not sure who is in control of hardware support) directly, because of the fact that they put the IMEI number for the phone on the tray itself. I doubt this is high demand item at this point in time, so you most likely won't have luck finding one from a third party, and even if you did I'd imagine it'd be very high in price.
LG Support: https://wws.lg.com/us/support/message-customer-support
Google: To talk to a member of the Google Play team, call 855-836-3987. Our support team is available 24/7.

Ad1tya said:
Anyone have any luck?
I just broke the front plastic bit off of my SIM Tray. It looks horrible.
I can't find anything on eBay.
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i have a nexus 4 that i am parting out, i have an extra sim tray if you still need it.

neotekz said:
i have a nexus 4 that i am parting out, i have an extra sim tray if you still need it.
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Just incase anybody reads this and has a Nexus 4 Sim Tray they would sell - PM me because I am looking for one!

So last night I took my sim out to test tmobile sim I have. Then a friend came over and while I was outside talking it vanished somehow.
So now i cant find my sim or the tray. I'm going to order one, like $8. But crap. Can't believe I lost it. I searched this living room, flipped the couch over.
Maybe the cat ate it. Haha
http://www.etradesupply.com/oem-lg-nexus-4-e960-sim-card-tray.html
Edit: So tonight I get the change jar and pour it out on the table. There pops out my extra sim and the tray. Last night I had slid the card in without the tray and it worked just fine. I wasn't without a phone without the tray. Sure was nice to find it. I knew it was in that damn house.

Internal memory = eMMC card!

So fun
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Can we... CHANGE IT?
:|!!!!!!
Is there a difference with a microsd? I hadn't heard of "eMMC" before....

So that means we can manually expand internal memory? seriously, it'd be awesome!

Like I said last week when looking at the teardown pics, I knew it was an micro-sd card you could tell by the shape

shootomanUK said:
Like I said last week when looking at the teardown pics, I knew it was an micro-sd card you could tell by the shape
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****ing awesome... this got me really excited xD

How to Search
renatofontes said:
Can we... CHANGE IT?
:|!!!!!!
Is there a difference with a microsd? I hadn't heard of "eMMC" before....
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Here

helinhof said:
Here
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I googled it but still had doubt's, that's why I asked.

helinhof said:
So that means we can manually expand internal memory? seriously, it'd be awesome!
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I don't know if this should be so easy... This is info is from areamobile.de. In this page they comment this:
[UPDATE] On request, Motorola has confirmed the use of an eMMC memory card in the Moto G. A change of memory card would not help, because the operating system can not simply be transferred from the original memory card to a larger, new card. For this you need special hardware that the manufacturers flash their systems to the required memory, explained Mr Schnieth, technicians from the repair service Smartphone clinic in Berlin.
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Should be great if we could buy 8GB version and change the memory for a 64GB one...

There is no such thing as an eMMC card. eMMC are BGA chips normally. You can get eMMC chips on microSD boards but they wouldn't fit in the area shown on the mainboard. And even if it's a mistranslation and they really meant microSD card then a card would only fit upside down with the contacts pointing upwards. How would that work?
I think some wires have become crossed somewhere as the information doesn't make an awful lot of sense. The only way to be 100% sure is for somebody to remove the metal cover to see what exactly is underneath.

flibblesan said:
There is no such thing as an eMMC card. eMMC are BGA chips normally. You can get eMMC chips on microSD boards but they wouldn't fit in the area shown on the mainboard. And even if it's a mistranslation and they really meant microSD card then a card would only fit upside down with the contacts pointing upwards. How would that work?
I think some wires have become crossed somewhere as the information doesn't make an awful lot of sense. The only way to be 100% sure is for somebody to remove the metal cover to see what exactly is underneath.
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I want to open up my phone and see what is inside.... But sadly I have a very busy weekend ahead of me. I'll probably do it on monday. =)

renatofontes said:
I want to open up my phone and see what is inside.... But sadly I have a very busy weekend ahead of me. I'll probably do it on monday. =)
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You are rather brave

Emmc should be faster than a class 10 microsd
card.

So basically, (the one question we all wonder) can we replace this with a bigger one ?
Like American.Graffiti said, can we go from 8/16G to 32 for example ?

xmattjus said:
A regular eMMC card
costs A LOT of money (at ** Components the 32GB model costs €96!), and the one Moto G has probably costs more than a regular chip..
Is it worth it? I don't think so..
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We can try a regular cheap one to see if it actually works in the first place. Take out the old one, put it in a reader, copy files to a new one and replace

I'm a little confused.... so the microsd on the image was just for size comparison?

Yes, i guess so.
I got tricked too :shame: that's why i asked the question (i just thought to salvage my phone in order to replace the microSD card).

Kameo said:
Yes, i guess so.
I got tricked too :shame: that's why i asked the question (i just thought to salvage my phone in order to replace the microSD card).
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I think more, it's a Toshiba eMMC Chip with 8/16GB. I've seen eMMC-Cards..and they are much greater then the Micro-SD/MMC Formfactor.
http://goo.gl/6sP1tF << As far i understood the Tech of the Shop where i get my Stuff, is this the Chip Moto G uses. 8GB MMC v 4.51 with the Busarchitecture HS200 (200mb/sec, but capped per Hardware)

eMMC for Motorola G
eMMC production company?

Silly people....
eMMC is an IC and not a slot-load card like MicroSD is.
eMMC are used in just about every phone for their /system, /cache, /data etc. partitions.
The metal cover with the blue dot on the photos is just a shielding for an IC laying underneath, which is not even the eMMC IC lol.

I want the moderator to ban me.

LG G2 Motherboard Memory Module Location?

Ok so I dropped my LG G2 and the Otterbox Defender didn't do **** all to prevent the phone from promptly turning off, stop responding to charging and literally wouldn't turn on except for every now and again the camera flash would turn on for no reason.
So I replaced the motherboard, good as new, BUT all my stuff is gone, so obviously it was all stored on the MB, I was wondering if I could melt off the old memory module and put it onto my new MB? Just don't know which is which. We're talking irreplaceable years of my son's life here, will stop at nothing

NAND chip must be located under the back keys pad:
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NAND chip must be located under the back keys pad:
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The big black one? Could someone that knows what they're doing desolder that and put it onto a working MB? Would that work? What do you think would be the best course of action to recover the data from it? On the back of the MB there's a metal casing with something thin inside it, and it looks VERY much like a micro SD card, do you think the data is there instead?

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The big black one? Could someone that knows what they're doing desolder that and put it onto a working MB? Would that work? What do you think would be the best course of action to recover the data from it? On the back of the MB there's a metal casing with something thin inside it, and it looks VERY much like a micro SD card, do you think the data is there instead?
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(Ignore the red circle, just happens to be the pic I found of the other side of the board.)
It looks like the memory is on the other side. Hynix is a known memory chip maker. Also, it looks like a BGA (from the low res pic it is hard to tell, but very likely). You cannot simply "desolder" a BGA chip. If it is that important to you, you need professional help. Even then, it will likely be pricey.

Toshiba chip is the NAND, memory chip on the other side of the board is the RAM, and it's placed on top of Snapdragon 800 SoC. BGA NAND package is possible to replace in theory, using an IR soldering station with precise temperature control. If overheated, the chip will get damaged. First, the boards must be thermo-shielded to protect other components, then both chips have to be removed from main boards, then boards and chips must be cleaned thoroughly (from old solder and flux, there is a technique to do that), then the good chip must be re-balled (special stencil for re-balling the NAND is needed) and soldered in place using the same IR station. I used to do this on computer motherboards in the past, but phone main board is much smaller. Not sure if the standard BGA replacement method will work on it. No repair center will give you any warranty on this work. There is a good chance to end up with 2 dead boards. You need to start making backup copies of everything that is important to you.

Hi guys,
Apparently I purchased a counterfeit LG V20 and I can't get it fixed by LG. The charging port is no good. So you either have to find someone who can micro solder it or buy a new motherboard.
LG sent me a pic of what is no good. I have downloaded CPU-Z and have identified the cpu, gpu, storage and camera. However I don't know what they are pointing to in the photo. It is between the rear camera and the front camera. It has a little notch in it like the one in the above photo. Does anybody know what that is. I am posting here because it appears this thread is familiar with this board. Thank you so much.
<img src="https://i740.photobucket.com/albums/xx41/joedirt42/A018C6711261_1.jpg" border="0" alt="LG v20 photo A018C6711261_1.jpg"/>
not sure why I can't post this photo

2 SIM and Micro SD simultaneously

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Hi all
Here is my guide for Mi Max. If anyone has done the same, please let me know if you want me to delete my thread.
I tried the burn sim and stick on micro sd card mod a couple of weeks ago and failed as it was just too thick.
Luckily i did not break the sim tray, but did break my SD card as it cracked. =(
So I bought a few sim card extension from China Taobao.
Here is the link to it. It cost about 2 or 3 dollars.
http://e22a.com/h.0wJIDW?cv=AANHCQXu&sm=f26a3a
With it, there is no need to burn SIM card or super glue, just the sim card extension and a normal thin double sided tape.
The sim card extension is paper thin and the SIM tray will go in as normal, no additional pressure than usual required.
The sim holder protruding out is thin enough to fit on a soft case. but I doubt it will fit in a hard case unless you cut a hole in it.
Do ignore the Chinese wordings on the phone as my mum does not read much English.

which color is this Mi Max ?

It's the gold version. But photos seems really gray.
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Link is not working
allanzzz said:
Hi all
Here is my guide for Mi Max. If anyone has done the same, please let me know if you want me to delete my thread.
I tried the burn sim and stick on micro sd card mod a couple of weeks ago and failed as it was just too thick.
Luckily i did not break the sim tray, but did break my SD card as it cracked. =(
So I bought a few sim card extension from China Taobao.
Here is the link to it. It cost about 2 or 3 dollars.
http://e22a.com/h.0wJIDW?cv=AANHCQXu&sm=f26a3a
With it, there is no need to burn SIM card or super glue, just the sim card extension and a normal thin double sided tape.
The sim card extension is paper thin and the SIM tray will go in as normal, no additional pressure than usual required.
The sim holder protruding out is thin enough to fit on a soft case. but I doubt it will fit in a hard case unless you cut a hole in it.
Do ignore the Chinese wordings on the phone as my mum does not read much English.
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link is not working , any other link to order sim card extension

I wanted to buy also.. But Taobao selling very expensive, any other way to get it? I guess the link is below
http://m.intl.taobao.com/detail/detail.html?spm=a1z3o.7695460.0.0.SXViRL&id=540788368974
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9RMB should be considered cheap
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But the shipping is 500 RMB...
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i have 1 spare actually.

Liked this arrangement and its safe too.
-TechExhibeo

allanzzz said:
i have 1 spare actually.
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So means I can buy from you? And how much
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Guy, any other international site that sell it..??
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Correct me if am wrong but this solution will make the phone not fit in a rear or flip cover right??

ron_hyatt said:
Correct me if am wrong but this solution will make the phone not fit in a rear or flip cover right??
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allanzzz said:
The sim holder protruding out is thin enough to fit on a soft case. but I doubt it will fit in a hard case unless you cut a hole in it.
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OP mentioned this, but i think it depends on the exact case

panyan said:
OP mentioned this, but i think it depends on the exact case
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I got a silicon casing, is thin enough to make only a little bump at the back, but everything fit as usual
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You could probably buy the adapter via MisterTao .

It's on eBay now.

dio62000 said:
It's on eBay now.
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Could you link it please? And if you can't, tell me what to search for?

Is this available in India?
Any link to buy here?

devleon said:
Could you link it please? And if you can't, tell me what to search for?
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nano-SIM-Card-Extension-Soft-Flat-FPC-Cable-Extender-/322385678101
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nano-SIM-Card-Extension-Soft-Flat-FPC-Cable-Extender-/322385677615

Use the link below
megh1982 said:
Is this available in India?
Any link to buy here?
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I have ordered 2 pieces using the below EBAY link.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nano-SIM-Card-Extension-Soft-Flat-FPC-Cable-Extender-/322385677615
You too can try.
Delivery - 30 - 45 days.