HTC today announced a new smartphone – S740. The new device packs everything the Touch Diamond has except for the touch — Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard rather than Professional edition is used. It also dumps VGA screen for QVGA, but adds 12-key numeric keypad on top of the slide-out QWERTY Keyboard.
The HTC S740 specifications:
- Networks: WCDMA/HSDPA: 900/2100 MHz for EU and Asia
- Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7225, 528 MHz
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Maximum speed: upload = 384 kbps; download = 3.6/7.2 Mbps
- Camera: 3.2MP, with the second VGA camera for video calling
- Operating system: Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
- Display: 2.4-inch QVGA screen
- Camera: 3.2 megapixel with fixed focus
- Internal memory: 256 MB flash; 256 MB RAM
- Memory card: microSD
- Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
- WLAN: 802.11b/g
- GPS: GPS/AGPS
- Interface: HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one; USB 2.0 High-Speed)
- Battery: 1000 mAh
- Talk time: WCDMA: Up to 320 minutes / GSM: Up to 380 minutes
- Standby time: WCDMA: Up to 400 hours / GSM: Up to 280 hours
- Special features: Sliding QWERTY keyboard, FM radio, Google Maps, RSS Hub
- Size: 116.3×43.4×16.3 mm
- Weight: 140g with battery
The HTC S740 will be available across Europe from September 2008.