CTIA Fall 2008
We sat down with HTC for a bit and talked about the new models for Sprint. They also showed us their latest kit for overseas, the most interesting of which was the S740, a messaging slider with unusual proportions. Unlike the other new messaging phones we saw this week that are unusually wide, the S740 takes the opposite approach and is freakishly skinny.
The S740 is a successor to the S710, S720, and S730 models. The form factor is arranged the same basic way, but again it's very long and skinny. We'd call it the first true "candy bar" phone... if it weren't actually a slider.
Once you get past the funny shape, there's a lot to like. The numeric keys and QWERTY keyboard are both quite pleasant to use. The screen is also quite large, practically spilling over the edges.
The design is the best part, though. It looks distinctive, but really good. The design is clean and elegant. It has the same nifty faceted back design as the Diamond.
We wish a US carrier would pick it up, but so far we're hearing there's no interest from them. It seems everyone is so obsessed with competing with the iPhone that non-touchscreen Windows Mobile Standard devices are being ignored. That's a shame. Not everyone is ready to abandon the familiar d-pad for a touch screen.
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