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HTC S730

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HTC S730

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RRP

$799.00

Review Date

Tuesday, 18th of March, 2008

Features

Form Factor : Candybar

What's Hot

Build quality, slide out QWERTY keyboard, controls, Wi-Fi, HSDPA-capable, HTC home screen

What's Not

No standard 3.5mm headphone jack, somewhat thick and chunky, mediocre camera

The Final Word

The S730's QWERTY keypad and controls combined with an excellent design make this a welcome addition to the smartphone market.

Audio & Speakers

Number of speakers

Data Services

Messaging Capabilities

Email, SMS, MMS

Data Services

GSM, GPRS, WAP, EDGE, 3G, UMTS, HSDPA

Email Protocols

POP3, IMAP4, SMTP

Digital Camera

Video capture

Yes

Camera Resolution

2.0 MP

General

Available Colours

Grey

Length (mm)

105.8

Width (mm)

Height (mm)

19.4

Weight (g)

150

Input Devices

5-way Navigation, Buttons, Keyboard

Main Display (Internal)

Display Technology

QVGA

Screen size

2.4 in

Memory

Installed memory (RAM)

64 MB

Installed memory (ROM)

256 MB

Multimedia Features

Wallpapers/Screensavers

Wallpapers, Screensavers

Ringtones Type

Digitised Audio

Inbuilt Camera

Yes

MP3 Player

Yes

Voice Recorder

Yes

Picture Viewer

Yes

Video Player

Yes

Speakerphone

Yes

Keypad lock

Yes

Profiles

Yes

Predictive text input

Yes

Ringtone Composer

GPS

Handwriting Recognition

Voice dialling

Vibrating Alert

Yes

Java enabled

Yes

Video calling

Yes

Organiser

Yes

Stopwatch

Alarm clock

Yes

Calculator

Yes

Calendar

Yes

Currency converter

Phonebook

Yes

Notes

Yes

World time

Case

Headphones

Yes

FM tuner

Video Recorder

Yes

Text Viewer

Yes

Mass Storage

Yes

Antenna

Internal

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)

Yes

Phones

Form Factor

Candybar

Talk Time (minutes)

Up to 210 (HSDPA), Up to 318 (GSM)

Standby Time (hours)

Up to 388 (HSDPA), Up to 290 (GSM)

Call Lists

Missed calls, Received calls, Recently dialled calls

Power Options

Power Supply

Battery

Battery Type

Rechargeable - (Li-Ion)

Battery Size

Proprietary

Processor

Processor Speed

400 Mhz

Software

Operating Systems

Windows Mobile 6

Supported Media

Supported Memory Media

Micro-SD

Supported Audio File Formats

AAC, MP3

Supported Picture File Formats

JPEG

Other Supported File Formats

DOC, PDF, PPT, XLS

Wireless Connections

Wireless technology supported

WLAN 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0

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