There’s only one way HTC is going to meet their upgraded sales projections for the new HTC Touch Diamond over the next year – the Taiwanese manufacturer is going to have to push the HTC Touch Diamond hard in already entrenched markets as well as bring the handset to new markets. As such, the HTC Touch Diamond is headed to the Indian market.
But, in its hurry to get to the up and coming market, HTC forgot to make sure that the Touch Diamond packed its 3G radio. India’s Bharti Airtel has signed on as the exclusive carrier to offer the HTC Touch Diamond and its glorious VGA touchscreen, integrated GPS, and 3 megapixel camera to it’s Indian subscribers. It’s unfortunate that the newly announced HTC Touch Diamond won’t be sporting any sort of high-speed data connection, a la HSDPA, but we’re sure that won’t keep Bharti Airtel from hitting HTC’s goal of 50,000 units for the first year.
Priced at 27,500 rupees ($645), the Indian-flavored HTC Touch Diamond isn’t going to end up in most Indian pockets, but those with a eye for high-end features like VGA touchscreens will most likely be digging through the couch for some spare rupees.
[Via: Cellpassion]