| With the S710, HTC arguably developed one of the | | | | make way for a repositioning of the soft keys. As well |
| most user-friendly smartphones of recent times. This | | | | as this the keys on the slide-out QWERTY keypad |
| was down to the innovative design that incorporated | | | | have been modelled more directly on a PC keyboard |
| the looks and simplicity of a straight-forward bar phone | | | | to make typing a little more user-friendly. |
| on the surface and the increased usability of a | | | | The S730 also rectifies the omission of 3G from the |
| QWERTY keypad underneath. | | | | S710 with the addition of 3G HSDPA enabling |
| HTC are clearly intent on building-on the fan base | | | | download speeds of up to 3.6mbps, making this a |
| developed by its well-received predecessor with the | | | | more plausible device for mobile-office needs. |
| release of the S730; by making tweaks to the design | | | | The most notable improvement to the S710 though is |
| and features rather than wholesale changes. | | | | the upgrading of the processor from 200 MHz to 400 |
| One of the main plus-points of the S710 was the dual | | | | MHz which makes a major difference. The most |
| keypad design and thankfully this remains in place. | | | | notable improvement due to this is the speed the |
| There has been a noticeable increase in the weight of | | | | screen switches when sliding the phone between |
| the S730 when compared to the previous model; this | | | | keypads, which was a notable issue with the S710. |
| has gone up from 120g in the S710 to 150g in the S730 | | | | The HTC home page has been implemented as an |
| and although it does make the S730 feel particularly | | | | additional extra to complement the now-standard |
| solid, it is something worth taking into consideration. The | | | | Windows Mobile platform, which is of course the same |
| looks have undergone a slight renovation, but it isn't | | | | OS seen in the S710. |
| necessarily for the better as the curved edges along | | | | Perhaps it was too much to ask, but it would have |
| with the silver & black colour scheme has been | | | | been nice if the tweaks and improvements had |
| removed to make way for muted greys and square | | | | extended to the camera functionality. Still present is the |
| edges. Not quite the best decision I must say. | | | | same 2MP (without autofocus or flash) seen in the |
| There have been some changes on the front keypad | | | | S710 - no change there then. |
| and the design has been a little more streamlined to | | | | |