Feeling left out? If you are still sitting with an outdated phone that markets its torch as its best feature, then this is definitely the deal you need to get you back in the game. For less than a grand, you can join the smartphone world and move with the tech savvy generation.
Groupies make themselves heard and get connected with an HTC S710, S730 or Touch Diamond. Sleek and stylish mobile devices, the HTC family provides convenient communication with an easy to use display. Featuring a Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard operating system, the devices utilise a strong memory and quick-typing QWERTY keyboards.
Choose between these options:
- Pay R999 for an HTC S710, valued at R4 799
- Pay R999 for an HTC S730, valued at R4 599
- Pay R1 299 for an HTC Touch Diamond, valued at R5 899
What you need to know:
HTC S710
- 6 Month warranty
- 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- SIM Mini-SIM
- Announced 2007, February
Body
- Dimensions 101 x 50 x 17.7 mm (3.98 x 1.97 x 0.70 in)
- Weight 120 g (4.23 oz)
- Keyboard QWERTY
Display
- Type TFT, 65K colors
- Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches (~167 ppi pixel density)
Sound
- Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
- Loudspeaker
Memory
- Card slot microSD
- Internal 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM
Data
- GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
- EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
- WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth, v2.0 with A2DP
- USB
Camera
- Primary 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels
- Video
Features
- OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard
- Chipset TI OMAP 850
- CPU 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
- Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
- Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
- Java, MIDP 2.0
- Colours Black/Silver
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer)
- Voice memo
- MP3/AAC player
Battery
- Li-Po 1050 mAh battery
- Stand-by Up to 175 h
- Talk time Up to 7 h
- MISC SAR US 0.54 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
- SAR EU 0.80 W/kg (head)
HTC S730
- 6 Month warranty
- 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
- 3G Network HSDPA 2100
- SIM Mini-SIM
- Announced 2007, October. Released 2007, December
Body
- Dimensions 105.8 x 51 x 19.4 mm (4.17 x 2.01 x 0.76 in)
- Weight 150 g (5.29 oz)
- Keyboard QWERTY
Display
- Type TFT, 65K colors
- Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches (~167 ppi pixel density)
Sound
- Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
- Loudspeaker
Memory
- Card slot microSD
- Internal 64 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Data
- GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
- EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
- Speed HSDPA, 3.6 Mbps
- WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
- Bluetooth, v2.0 with A2DP
- USB, miniUSB
Camera
- Primary 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels
- Video
- Secondary VGA videocall camera
Features
- OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard
- Chipset Qualcomm MSM7200
- CPU 400 MHz ARM 11
- GPU Adreno 130
- Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
- Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
- GPS (newest firmware versions only)
- Java, MIDP 2.0
- Colours: Metal grey
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer)
- Voice memo
- MP3/AAC player
Battery
- Li-Ion 1050 mAh battery
- Stand-by Up to 290 h (2G) / Up to 388 h (3G)
- Talk time Up to 5 h 18 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
- MISC SAR EU 0.74 W/kg (head)
HTC Touch Diamond
- 6 month warranty
- 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
- GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 – American version
- 3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
- HSDPA 850 / 1900 – American version
- SIM Mini-SIM
- Announced 2008, May. Released 2008, May
Body
- Dimensions 102 x 51 x 11.5 mm (4.02 x 2.01 x 0.45 in)
- Weight 110 g (3.88 oz)
Display
- Type TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
- Size 480 x 640 pixels, 2.8 inches (~286 ppi pixel density)
- TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation
- Handwriting recognition
Sound
- Alert types Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, WAV, WMA ringtones
- Loudspeaker
Memory
- Internal 4 GB storage, 192 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Data
- GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
- EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps
- Speed HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
- WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- Bluetooth, v2.0 with A2DP
- USB, miniUSB
Camera
- Primary 3.15 MP, 2048×1536 pixels, autofocus
- Video, CIF@30fps
- Secondary VGA videocall camera
Features
- OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
- Chipset Qualcomm MSM7201A
- CPU 528 MHz ARM 11
- GPU Adreno 130
- Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
- Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
- Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
- Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
- GPS, with A-GPS support
- Java, MIDP 2.0
- Colours: Black, White
- Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer)
- Voice memo
- MP3 player
Battery
- Li-Ion 900 mAh battery
- Stand-by Up to 285 h
- Talk time Up to 5 h 30 min
- MISC SAR EU 0.85 W/kg (head)
- Price group
Tests
- Loudspeaker Voice 66dB / Noise 75dB / Ring 66dB
- Audio quality Noise -84.0dB / Crosstalk -85.6dB
