HTC announce S740 Smartphone

According to msmobiles HTC are set to release a new Windows Mobile smartphone. It is the first Windows Mobile smartphone a without touch-screen made by HTC for a long time. It goes on sale next month (September 2008) in Europe. Looks like a nice device based on the Diamond theme, if you do not want a touch screen device but does lack a few features like autofocus, 3.5mm headest jack and only a QVGA screen. Full spec after the break.

Size: 116.3 x 43.4 x 16.3 mm

Weight: 140g with battery

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

via msmobiles