After the unspectacular failure of the XPERIA X1 (crappy keyboard), many Pocket PC owners plan to purchase a HTC Touch Pro because of its integrated QWERTY keyboard. Unfortunately, people wanting a WMS are left in the rain – enter the extremely stylish HTC S740:
Even though its screen is quite a bit smaller than the Touch Pro’s, the device’s specs aren’t shabby:
Processor
Qualcomm® MSM7225™, 528MHzPlatform
Windows Mobile® 6.1 StandardMemory
ROM: 256MB
RAM: 256MB SDRAMDimensions
116.3 mm (L) X 43.4 mm (W) X 16.3 mm (T)Weight
140g with batteryDisplay
2.4 inch TFT-LCD with backlight LEDs and QVGA resolutionNetwork
HSDPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz for Europe
(Up to 384 kbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps download speeds)
GSM/GPRS/EDGE: Quad-band 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
(The device will operate on frequencies available from the cellular network.)
Standalone GPS / AGPSConnectivity
Bluetooth® 2.0
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g
HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)Camera
3.2 megapixel color camera with fixed focusBattery
Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer battery
Capacity: 1000 mAh
Standby time:
- Up to 400 hours for WCDMA
- Up to 280 hours for GSM
Talk time:
- Up to 320 minutes for WCDMA
- Up to 380 minutes for GSM
(The above are subject to network and phone usage.)
Unfortunately, the device seems to suffer from a problem similar to the one found on Asus’s rather badly-designed M930 – the main screen is too small. While the Asus phone’s screen dimensions can be explained only by corporate boneheadedness (which is common at the company), HTC didn’t really have a choice. A WMS can either have a big screen or big keys – a tradeoff not found in PocketPC devices…
Further information can be had at HTC’s web site!
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