HTC S740

HTC has unveiled its latest smartphone: the S740. The phone sports a black colour and features a 12-numeric keypad, and HTC's hallmark- a slide-out QWERTY keyboard.

"Demand for high-performance, smart, mobile devices continues to see strong growth globally and HTC is well positioned to meet the varying needs of our diverse customer base," commented Dr. Florian Seiche, Vice President of HTC Europe. "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 HTC S740 features the fastest mobile broadband capabilities with a maximum download speed of 7.2 Mbps, up to 18 times faster than 3G. This broadband experience will allow users to leverage the mobile Internet in a variety of ways including browsing to a favourite website, using Google Maps to find a restaurant for lunch and catching up to the minute news, blog posts and video podcasts with the integrated RSS reader.

The key HTC S740 product specifications are:

* Size: 116.3 x 43.4 x 16.3 (mm)
* Weight: 140g with battery
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* Networks: WCDMA/HSDPA: 900/2100 MHz for EU and Asia
* GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
* Maximum speed: UL = 384 kbps; DL = 3.6/7.2 Mbps
* 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
* WLAN: 802.11b/g
* Bluetooth: 2.0 with EDR
* 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
* Chipset: Qualcomm MSM7225, 528 MHz


The phone is hitting the Europe market in September. There is no word on the pricing yet.