HTC S740 Fully QWERTY Slider Cell Phone [HTC Touch Diamond Inspired iPhone Killer]

HTC have taken the wraps off what has to be one of the most deliciously gorgeous cell phones we’ve come across – and one which, we might add, certainly in our opinion, makes the iPhone look positively dull – in the form of the new, uber sexy HTC S740.

Boasting a design overtly inspired by HTC’s equally desirable Touch Diamond, the HTC S740, which is billed as ‘smartphone communication beyond the practical’ takes the form of a candy bar handset with sliding QWERTY keyboard and features a 2.4” QVGA screen, a Qualcomm MSM7225 processor running at 528MHz running Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard and, in Europe at least, offers HSDPA/WCDMA 900/2100 MHz connectivity allowing for internet browsing at speeds of up to an impressive 7.2 Mbps.

HTC S740 Key Features:

• 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
• Size: 116.3 x 43.4 x 16.3 mm
• Weight: 140g with battery

Due to become available in Europe from next month at the time of writing HTC are yet to release pricing details concerning the  HTC S740 but, personally, I fully intend to be one of the first in the queue when it hits the UK.

HTC [via Gizmodo]