HTCHTC S740, a stylish dual keypad smartphone

HTC S740, a stylish dual keypad smartphone

HTC S740HTC announced today the release of its latest smartphone, the S740. The sleek and stylish smartphone is a successor of the HTC 730. With a completely innovative design and a dual keypad, the HTC S740 will certainly score high among HTC admirers.

Dr. Florian Seiche, Vice President of HTC Europe, remarked, “Demand for high-performance, smart mobile devices continue to see strong growth globally and HTC is well positioned to meet the varying needs of our diverse customer base. The HTC S740 combines a powerful, premium phone with a full slide-out keypad in a compact and sleek form factor. Clearly, one size does not fit all and the S740 will play an important role in expanding our growing portfolio of devices.”

The dual keypad for one keeps in line with HTC’s sliding full QWERTY keyboard, and also sports a traditional 12-key layout. The QWERTY keypad ensures supple and effective messaging while users can enjoy a really quick one hand messaging experience with the 12-key design. The fabrication of both the keypads promises a great typing experience with input capabilities compatible with POP3, IMAP and Exchange push email along with instant messaging and SMS functions.

The compact smartphone boast of a fixed focus 3.2 megapixel VGA camera, a 2.4 inch QVGA display and internal memory of 256 MB along with a flash memory of 256 MB. Powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard OS, the HTC S740 comprehends 802.11b/g WLAN, 2.0 Bluetooth with EDR and HTC ExtUSB interface that supports mini-USB and audio jack all in one.

The phone comprises of a 1000 mAh battery that ensures up to 320 minutes of talk time and 400 hours of standby time on WCDMA network. It additionally offers up to 380 minutes of talk time and up to 280 hours in the standby mode on the GSM network.

The device supports more than 18 times faster broadband than 3G with a maximum download speed of 7.2 Mbps. With a weight of 140g and dimensions of 116.3 x 43.4 x 16.3 mm, the HTC S70 additionally features Qualcomm MSM7225, 528 MHz chipset GPS/AGPS navigation and FM radio. The handset is also compatible with GSM/GPRS/EDGE other than the WCDMA/HSDPA network.

The latest HTC S740 is rumoured to retail around $550 without carrier subsidy and should see the light of day in Europe around September 2008.

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