Price range: £371.29
What is it: Windows Mobile smart phone with slide-out keyboard
What we think: Visually striking and a competent, messaging-focused handset, but it's on the bulky side
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 15 January 2009
Tags: HTC, HTC S740, RAM, connectivity, camera
We like:
Good range of features; slide-out keyboard; impressive battery life
We don't like:
Basic camera; bulky design
CNET UK judgement:
HTC's S740, while nowhere near as revolutionary as its precursor the S710, is a good update of that original concept. It may not win many new fans for the form factor, but what it sets out to do, it does well
Full review:
Before launching the Touch range of handsets, HTC was perhaps best known for producing the S710, a Windows Mobile smart phone with an innovative Qwerty keypad that slides out from the main body of the phone. The S740, which costs around £350 SIM-free, is HTC's latest update to this form factor, and is targeted at those who need good messaging features when they're on the move. Continue Reading...
HTC S740 History
10 Dec 2008 in Crave
HTC S740: Hands-on with a Windows Mobile phone we can live with
The HTC S740 is a phone and email device with full Qwerty keypad -- but it doesn't crowd your pocket too much in the process
26 Aug 2008 in Crave
HTC S740: Good smart phones can come in small packages
If you've been waiting for a smart phone that won't create an embarrassing bulge in your pocket -- but still packs all the features you need -- the S740 could be it
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