HTC S 740

Short extract: The HTC S740 is a rare beast in the Windows Mobile world. Remember when phones were phone-shaped? A numeric keyboard up front, a screen you can’t touch to activate stuff? Ahh.. Those were the days.

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  7 out of 10

Short extract: The HTC S740 is an HSDPA-supporting slider handset that tips the scale at 140 grams, and has the dimensions of 116 x 43 x 16 millimetres. Externally, the S740 resembles a few of HTC's Touch series of sleek mobile phones, such as the HTC Touch Pro and the HTC Touch Diamond.

Conclusion: Nevertheless, its suite of features that highlight connectivity, complete with a stylish design, makes HTC S740 an irresistible handset for modern users.

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  9 out of 10

Short extract: HTC has managed to make a name for itself in its own right having spent years as the design force behind handsets such as the Orange SPV range and other innovative models. It still makes phones for mobile operators - hence the T-Mobile Google Android G1 , which is actually an HTC phone - but it also...

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  6 out of 10

Short extract: With HTC’s Touch range of devices saturating the market, it’s refreshing to see the manufacturer reverting back to more traditional values with the HTC S740.

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  5 out of 10

Short extract: Every now and then a product is launched that completely takes everyone by surprise, sweeping all before it from seemingly nowhere. Like a non-league minnow beating Premier League opposition in the FA Cup, this is exactly what HTC's Touch HD achieved recently.

Conclusion: A sleek and sexy smartphone stuffed with hardware, but the ergonomics are wrong, wrong, wrong.