Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Cage Match Between HTC Phones
Posted by Jon Westfall in "Pocket PC Hardware" @ 11:30 AM
"Now that the cat's out of the bag it was no trouble tracking down HTC's S740 this morning, and just for kicks we rammed the phone up against the Touch Pro, which we subsequently rammed against the Touch Diamond and an iPhone for a generally violent display of smartphone force. It is worth noting that while the S740's keys are similar to the Touch Pro's, they're not quite as deep or clicky, which leads to a rather sub-par typing experience by HTC's standards. That glossy mirror finish on the phone screens isn't doing them any favors either -- even when wiped smudge free it seems to impede viewing -- and we must say the Touch Pro's matte finish makes the Diamond and iPhone 3G look cheap in comparison"
Engadget is pitting brother against brother in their short note regarding the HTC s740, the Touch Pro, and the Touch Diamond. the s740 is a lovely device - now why can't they make ones this sleek with a touch screen yet? The size of the components was an issue years ago - shouldn't that have been resolved by now. In my mind, the Touch Pro should have the same dimensions (albeit with larger screen) as the s740.