HTC announces S740: because two keypads are better than one
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Aug 26th 2008 4:00AM
posted Aug 26th 2008 4:00AM
posted Aug 26th 2008 4:00AM
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wow
Now this is what I want. The lovechild of the Diamond and the Pro.
What they should've done was make it fold (not slide), like that old nokia communicator and put a bigger screen inside.
@bill jobs
No it's not. This does NOT have a touchscreen!
Uummmm...I bought the HTC S710 (from European distributor) about 2 years ago and I've hung onto it for that time. Not sure why they never released it in US, but it works well for me. The 200MHz processor does need an upgrade though....hope the specs turn in that favor for the S740.
@filz
Does 528MB sound good?
Awwww... No VGA screen.
VGA? How? Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard does not support VGA.
It most certainly does support VGA. And 800x480, I believe.
why is the dude low ranked, I do believe he's right
WinMo Pro supports upto WVGA (but only upto VGA if there's no GPU)
This thing has WinMo Std, meaning its NOT Touchscreen, unlike the Touch Pro and like the S710
The S710 isn't touchscreen either; this is basically an update to that model.
Of course gorgeous WinMOB supports VGA like the Diamond and the Pro.
I belive the upper (diamond and Pro) are the highest resolutions screens on the market today on any cel phone.
I saw the screen on a Diamond and it looks AWSOME!!! You can really tell its high res.
wtf why do you need a vga screen for winmo standard I mean i can't even imagine watching a movie on this phones screen or even web browsing for that matter this is obviously pointed towards the teens it's strong points will be music and texting something the new winmo 6.1 standard is excellent at I mean the new winmo 6.1 standard media-player is pretty and anything shiny and simple will have the teens flocking towards
QVGA! are we going backward!
it don't have to be VGA.... but QVGA on 2.4" is low 166 DPI (yes the iphone 160 DPI is low) .. for me phones should at least have 240 DPI .... if they use something like HVGA resolution it will about 235 DPI @ 2.4" Display ... now this is good res.
errr... wow.... and... feel like ugly.
This will make the phone look longer... and somehow weired with a offset from middle screen. Why don't just make the whole front face a touch screen + wide display? That will looks better.
You mean the Touch Pro?
This is a smaller, non-touch screen one. Hence the requirement for a keypad on the front.
And it's QVGA because it's a smaller screen, I wouldn't wanna try squinting at VGA on that. a 2.8" full-face screen yes, but not that.
iPhone 3G rulez!
Is it me or are there more idiots on the Internet since the iPhone was released?
...at dropping calls.
... and I bet none of them actually own an iPhone. Or any smartphone at all for that matter.
As for the HTC, the design is absolutely beautiful. The rest remains to be seen.
They're the kids at the Apple store playing around on the phone knowing damn well they aren't buying one.
@unix wow dude a positive comment about a non apple product.
Imagine it also has a touch screen keyboard.
Now the would be a first.
I wish they would increase the screen on this and it would be perfect. I do not need a tiny slim phone. I need a usuable device for buisness. A larger screen woudl be awesome. I love my TILT but I think I will skip the Touch Pro version in hopes of something better.
M
If you love your tilt then you wouldn't like this: No touch screen.
wth
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BigDaddyM @ Aug 26th 2008 4:35AM
I wish they would increase the screen on this and it would be perfect. I do not need a tiny slim phone. I need a usuable device for buisness. A larger screen woudl be awesome. I love my TILT but I think I will skip the Touch Pro version in hopes of something better.
M"
read what you have put
I wish they would increase the screen on this and it would be perfect. - Touch Pro (PPC) has a larger screen than this S740 (SMARTPHONE)
I do not need a tiny slim phone. - Touch Pro is only 2mm slimmer than your Tilt
I need a usuable device for buisness - Touch Pro
A larger screen woudl be awesome. - Touch Pro
I love my TILT - Touch Pro is a direct upgrade from Tilt
VGA would be overkill on a 2,4 screen! QVGA is plenty enough.
Not really. Nowadays its quite common to have a VGA screen in 2.4 inch.
All softbank and docomo high spec phones have VGA screen as a standard.
Also, if HTC aim for international release it should have better to be VGA. 2-byte text characters looks crappy in a QVGA screen.
By the way, doesnt it looks like Willcom 03 by sharp?
Thing looks really long but it's hott.
Now, where's my HTC Dream!
thats a few buttons on the wrong side of silly.
Very Sleek looking HTC design, I like how they are adressing diffrent aspects of functinality, without making one super wide, heavy all in one clunker that is a pain to carry around. Personally, the Touch Pro is my weapon of choice, even though the candy bar profile of the S740 is so sweet, it takes away the dedicated number row, yea the dedicated number pad is nice, but what about Doom?
I like the old Nokia 9000. Kinda chunky but it's a decade old or thereabouts. It was a better design than this and for the life of me I don't know why it hasn't been improved upon further.
...and the silliest phone style in the world (nokia 9110...brosnan bond touchpad bmw control) reemerges to once again shine a light on the bizarre breed of people who would actually buy a phone like this. Let me ask you, are you a commando operative or are you a 1992 PC World artists rendering of the future mobile user?
I got an old 9110i off of one of my Dad's friends for free :-D. That phone is seriously awesome.
I like clamshells. If I liked candybars I'd go for the Blackberry design. I think the screen is as worthy of protection as the keyboard. Maybe I'm a rougher than average user.
Yes, the old Nokias were as big as my glasses case, but that doesn't need to be the case now.
..oh, and don't forget Val Kilmer in The Saint. ;P
I´ve got a Touch Pro... this thing is way better than an Iphone. I use to have one before and sold it. Iphone is over-hyped. This design however is stupid.... I mean look at the screen interface size
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Nice! Any guess about the price ?
Wow it looks really nice, but the QVGA display... Hmm.. =/ Looks a lot like Nokia E90, but with one screen less.
I love my S710 but I can't say I'm too interested in this. It looks kind of awkward and clunky.
After two O2 handsets, two HTC handsets and 4 dreadfull experiences with that clunky, freeze prone, "damn my finger tip covers 4 icons", "I'll get a cup of coffee while this program fires up", Windows Mobile x.x, my new iPhone has it in the bag. Now if apple and HTC would combine... the offspring could be near perfection. Given hell will freeze over before that happens, it is a no brainer to use a 9/10 Apple operating system running on a 7/10 Apple handset.
One word! UGLY!
What are you talking about?!?! Please tell me thats sarcasm..
This phone is sexy as hell, compared to the S710 and S730 thats a big step up.
It looks nothing more than a Chinese joke. How did this go into production at HTC?
If it just had one more keyboard the world would be safe.
Yeah, you would think they could add one more on the right side, another on the touch screen, and add support for an external bluetooth model.
1) no touch screen
2) it /has/ bluetooth keyboard support.
ok, Apple didn't invent the smartphone but they did it better and the world is working overtime to replicate it. But here is the funny part. Apple has only introduced one model of the iphone in almost two years. The 3G is similar but not radical. The rest of them clowns throw out shit every week, and if you'd add up all the shit that has come up since then, you'll notice that Apple and it dynamic software and revolutionary phone has stood up to the competition with only ONE FUCKING MODEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is HTC like 100th model in the past three month. The big bad iphone killer. I'm laughing my ass off.
Same goes for their computers: the original imac, imac with the swivel neck and the current beast. 3 fucking models in a decade!
Same analysis goes for the ipod. And today Job Apple is worth more than Google based on about seven models of flag ship products in a decade!
All you haters go nibble on some hot c4.
Fanboy for life. Plaaaaayaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!
Some people like to choose what they want, instead of having it chosen for them.
You realise of course that the iphone is about as much of a smartphone as this HTC is a small victorian fireplace?
HTC phones are business tools. Iphones are just.. fucking phones!
As lovely as they are they cannot compete with WM phones in the same markets, thats not me hating them just how it is!
HTC have and will release countless models before and after the iphone so I'm not sure how else I can say this other than, fuck off with your fucking iphone as can anbody else that can't see them for what they are. Phones.
Back on topic, this phone seems alright. I'd rather have the larger screened touch pro cousin though.