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Comments on: HTC S743 announced for U.S. market

A couple days before CES 2009, HTC reveals the U.S. availability of the HTC S743 Windows Mobile smartphone.

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by davesax1 January 8, 2009 7:32 PM PST
Very disappointing that HTC appears to not be announcing more innovative products. They should be promoting the HD or 4G or successors. How 'bout an HD variant with a 3.5" screen? this is a time for bold innovation to draw attention and market share.
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by Wauwab January 11, 2009 7:47 AM PST
I would like to see this stylish phone w/o the physical QWERTY slide-out keyboard qith a VGA screen resolution. Of course I have to say that I am nt the big SMSer and so forth, but using this mainly as a phone with actual phone keys attracts me as much as the usability of this phone does as a mini-PDA.
Is there no market for these users?
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by Wauwab January 11, 2009 7:57 AM PST
...and/or how about replacing the keyboard with a 2,000mhA+ battery for stunning service times! Isn't this one of the biggest criticisms on smartphone/pda-phones? Just an idea
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by dpickus January 27, 2009 1:42 PM PST
I'm loving the idea of this phone. My users are looking for a Windows Mobile device (for Exchange direct mail push) that looks and acts like a phone first. Then the QWERTY keyboard allows them the ability to use it as a Windows Mobile device (emails, word, Excel, etc.) second. I just wonder, without the touchscreen, how do you access what is on the screen? Is there a mouse pointer or is the "button" on the front just a scroll wheel?

I just hope that HTC keeps the price competitive with other phones in it's class because I'm not sure I can justify $600 when AT&T sells the LG Incite for $99.
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