HTC announces weird looking S740
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- pops
- BwW
- 27 Aug 2008
Hello Everybody...
does this one do the washing and hovering? Dare I say reckon it can cook the dinner every night??
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- nick
- SdP
- 27 Aug 2008
Where has the trackball from Artemis disappeared ? The most usefull hardware detail on a HTC PDA/phone. Helloooo??
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- mbz79
- m2$
- 27 Aug 2008
ak47, 27 Aug 2008why HTC always comes up with small screen mobile phone? Can... moreThere is also a demand for phones WITH a keyboard.
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- ak47
- TC{
- 27 Aug 2008
why HTC always comes up with small screen mobile phone? Can't they take away the number keypad, and make the whole face a touch-screen?
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- Sina
- nTJ
- 27 Aug 2008
Anonymous, 27 Aug 2008The article meant Windows Mobile *standard*, a.k.a the non-... moreYou know, these IQs don't know anything about Win Mobile & talks like experts:
Win Mobile Pro: Touch Base Win Mobile.
Win Mobile Standard: None-Touch Base Win Mobile.
They know just about Nokia & Symbian, & the only thing they can say is: Nokia is God, Nokia is king, Nokia is best, Nokia 4ever.
After this comment, you can see more & more comments like: why dis fone is not touch screen? where is touch support?
Design is OK, better than S730, but looks like HTC ♥s to develop more Touch D/Pro like phones.
Why HTC just develops black color cells, not metallic silver phone?
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- rigelstuff
- RBt
- 27 Aug 2008
Does it come with TV remote control functions? Coz it sure looks like one ;p
Seriously, I was hoping for an update to the S730, which I consider one of the best designs for WM Standard (standard keypad and slide out QWERTY keyboard). But the styling of the S740 isn't quite my cup of tea...
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- Anonymous
- wr9
- 27 Aug 2008
djurkash, 26 Aug 2008I don't know why the author of this text says that there ar... moreThe article meant Windows Mobile *standard*, a.k.a the non-touch screen version which will never ride the "non finger-touch interface is an abomination" trend by design.
At least this shows that it's not yet a dying breed :D
But I think the design is not that much of capitalizing on the Diamond's design, and besides, it uses different OS version.
For example, TyTN II and S730 has roughly similar looks too.
So, what will be next ? The Diamond variant of the Shift ? To complete the variations possibility :D
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- Rizwan
- 4}t
- 27 Aug 2008
Why dont HTC understand that the consumer needs a bigger screen. why dont they make phone with screens bigger than 2.8" or 2.4" screens?
who would like to do browsing on a tiny screen? on top of that in windows mobile the top and bottom has soft bars for start icon and left/right soft keys and they make the screen area more smaller.
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- Anonymous
- uEB
- 27 Aug 2008
So this is where they’ll cash the rumored-to-be-disabled GPS of the previous model. So this means no WM 6.1 official for S710 and 730 ?
Can’t comment much on the design other than it looks long, in an uncomfortable proportion to the eye. At least for me. If they just made it shorter or wider.
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- Greg
- jLw
- 27 Aug 2008
Atlast a smartphone I would buy :D atleast now I have a reason to buy this HTC device, no touchscreen wohooo!
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- Sina
- nTJ
- 27 Aug 2008
Brand: HTC
Browse HTC devices
Manufacturer: High Tech Computer
Expected Release Date: September, 2008
Predecessor Model: HTC S730
Physical Attributes
Dimensions
(width x height x depth): 43.4 x 116.3 x 16.3 millimetres
1.7 x 4.6 x 0.6 inches
Bounding Volume: 82.3 cubecentimetres
Mass: 140 grams (battery included)
Software Environment
Embedded Operating System: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
Operating System Kernel: Windows CE 5.2
Microprocessor, Chipset
CPU: Qualcomm MSM7225
Browse devices based on MSM7225
Width of Machine Word: 32 bit
CPU Clock: 528 MHz
CPU Core: ARM1136EJ-S
Instruction Set: ARMv6
Memory, Storage capacity
ROM type: Flash EEPROM
ROM capacity: 256 MiB
RAM type: SDRAM
RAM capacity: 256 MiB
Graphical subsystem
Display Type: color transflective TFT display
Display Color Depth: 16 bit/pixel (65536 scales)
Display Diagonal: 2.4 " (61 millimetres)
Display Resolution: 240 x 320 (76800 pixels)
Viewable Display Area: 1.4" x 1.9" (36.6 x 48.8 millimetres)
Dot Pitch: 0.1525 millimetre/pixel
Audio Subsystem
Audio Channel(s): stereo sound
Analog/Digital Converter
(Recording): 16 bit nominal quantization
44100 Hz sampling frequency
Digital/Analog Converter
(Playing): 16 bit resolution
44100 Hz holding frequency
Microphone(s): mono sound
Loadspeaker(s): mono sound
Audio Output: Proprietary plug
Cellular Phone
Cellular Networks: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS900, UMTS2100
Cellular Data Links: CSD, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, HSDPA, HSUPA
Cellular Antenna: Internal antenna
Call Alert: 40 -chord melody (polyphonic)
Vibrating Alert: Supported
Speakerphone : Supported
Phone Controller: Qualcomm MSM7225
Control Peripherals
Positioning Device: Not supported
Primary Keyboard: Slide-out QWERTY-type keyboard, 47 keys
Automatic keyboard backlight (upon press of any key)
Secondary Keyboard: Built-in numeric phone keyboard, 18 keys
Automatic keyboard backlight (upon press of any key)
Directional Pad: Four-way (with action button)
Scroll Wheel: Rotary full area roller
Interfaces
Expansion Interfaces: microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO
Supports High Capacity (SD 2.0/HC) memory cards with capacity of up to 32GB
USB: USB 2.0 client, Hi-Speed (480Mbit/s)
USB Series Mini-B (mini-USB) connector
Bluetooth (802.15): Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate, Internal antenna
Wireless LAN/Wi-Fi (802.11): IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, 54 Mbit/s
Internal antenna
Infrared Gate: Not supported
Multimedia Broadcast
Analog Radio: FM radio (87.5-108MHz) with RDS radio reciever
Proprietary headset as antenna
Digital Media Broadcast: Not supported
Satellite Navigation
Built-in GPS module: Supported
GPS Protocol: NMEA 0183
GPS Antenna: Internal antenna
Complementary GPS Services: Assisted GPS, Geotagging
Navigation Chip(set): Qualcomm MSM7225 gpsOne
Built-in Digital Camera
Sensor Type: CMOS sensor
Resolution: 2048 x1536 pixels (3.15MP)
Autofocus (AF): Not supported
Optical Zoom: 1 x
Macro Mode: Not supported
Built-in Flash: Not supported
Camcorder: 320x240 pixels
Recordable Image Formats: JPG, BMP
Recordable Video Formats: 3GPP, MPEG4
Built-in Secondary Digital Camera
Sensor Type: CMOS sensor
Resolution: 640 x480 pixels (0.31MP)
Camcorder: 320x240pixels
Recordable Image Formats: JPG
Recordable Video Formats: 3GPP, MPEG4
Power Supply
Battery Technology: Lithium-ion polymer battery
Battery Build: removable
Estimated Battery Life: 10 hours
Battery Capacity: 1000 mAh
Estimated Avarege Current: 100 mA
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- 2@k
- 26 Aug 2008
which is weird part in the phone..?! looks extremely sleek n stylish to me...but iv alrdy got the HTC diamond for myself...and its the coolest thing ever..!!
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- Anonymous
- ixN
- 26 Aug 2008
Anonymous, 26 Aug 2008Exactly, theres nothing weird about it. Infact it looks goo... moreJust Beautiful!!!!!
Very nice phone!!!
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- Anonymous
- 0Bi
- 26 Aug 2008
Anonymous, 26 Aug 2008Exactly, theres nothing weird about it. Infact it looks goo... moreClosed it looks exactly like a modern remote :)
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- Anonymous
- n5j
- 26 Aug 2008
Sk, 26 Aug 2008I dont understand why gsmarena calls it weird. Actually i l... moreExactly, theres nothing weird about it. Infact it looks goods and in line with the modern business looking fones!
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- Dani
- nF9
- 26 Aug 2008
In what way is this Weird?? GSMarena is mad
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- Anonymous
- n7Y
- 26 Aug 2008
on the pictures the phone looks pretty slim but I've seen the touch pro and it's kinda fat.. I hope this one is a little slimmer then the touch pro
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- HTC fan club
- utA
- 26 Aug 2008
what happened to HTC are they going mad like other designers..
everyone wants a new model , but this is stupid, .....bul..hit
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- Shedon
- 0@h
- 26 Aug 2008
Actually I think it looks pretty good.. I liked the design - it really looks like a phone and not a like another small PDA. Maybe just a little bit too long, but that's ok. The keyboard will be very handy to texters, but what about all the other apps? How do you control a WinMo phone without a touchscreen?
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- MEGA
- fvD
- 26 Aug 2008
It is so bad in my opinion , they make they screen so small and make other calling number outside the phone , it is look ugly , i think pro is really good than anything .