“The initial models of Touch Diamond and Touch Pro have been optimized for European / Asian bands because HTC is launching with partners in those countries first. These models do not feature 850/1900/2100 3G as on many of our previous flagship models as European partners have now begun operating 3G on a second band – 900 MHz, and it is difficult to optimize for 4 bands of 3G as well as multiple 2G bands. The considerably smaller size of the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro compared to our previous 3G devices makes this task even more difficult, especially as many of our smaller previous models did not feature GPS.

Additional models of both handsets optimized for other regions will launch in the second half of 2008.”

Why is it that these features are so often not included, especially for what is marketed as a “pro” device?? Is it due to battery life, more bulk, what’s the reason?

@raymond – the biggest thing I would like is not to have to pay another $400+ for this phone under a two year contract. I know I can get a TyTN II under contract for $150 (special rate as an existing customer – new customers get them for $0 after rebate through some sources). I will say that this phone is probably worth it for me, though. Just have to wait until it’s out. However, I think I’ll be upgrading to something with 3G in the not too distant future, if just to allow me to connect to the Internet through my laptop in those rare times I need to. I can do it now, but it’s SLOW.

And I agree, this looks kind of like the TyTN III.