That would make it fatter (as expected) than the 12.3-mm iPhone but skinnier (and a hair wider) than the 18.1-mm HTC Touch Pro and 17-mm Xperia X1.

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Camera performance is said to be better than the Touch Pro's, though both HTC and Sony Ericsson (via HTC, ironically) still have plenty of time to tweak that via a well-placed firmware update or two.

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Nokia's N95 and N96 phones also support video conferencing outside the U.S. HTC makes several high-end phones with front-facing cameras for video conferencing, including the Touch Diamond, Touch Pro and Touch HD.

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