HTC has announced the HTC S740 mobile phone, a slim compact and stylish smartphone that combines the traditional 12 key mobile phone design with a sliding QWERTY keyboard to optimise mobile text messaging.

The HTC S740 features GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, WCDMA/HSDPA: 900/2100 MHz for EU and Asia, 2.4-inch QVGA screen, 3.2MP, with the second VGA camera for video calling, Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, 256 MB flash; 256 MB RAM, Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR, GPS/AGPS, microSD, QWERTY keyboard, FM radio, Google Maps, RSS Hub, and measures 116.3 x 43.4 x 16.3mm.

Vice President of HTC Europe, Dr. Florian Seiche, says: “Demand for high-performance, smart, mobile devices continue to see strong growth globally and HTC is well positioned to meet the varying needs of our diverse customer base.”

The HTC S740 mobile handset will be available across Europe from sometime in September 2008.

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