HTC has announced a North American variant of its HTC S740 smartphone.
Presumably, the S743 will have the same hardware specifications as the S740 (except for the support for North American HSDPA bands). If so, the S743 will be powered by a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor and Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard. It will also come with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 12-key keypad, a 2.4-inch QVGA display, 256MB RAM and 256MB ROM, built-in GPS /AGPS, 802.11b/g, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, a 3.2MP camera, an FM radio, a microSD card slot, and a 1000 mAh battery. It will also offer quad-band (850/900/1800/1900MHz) GSM/GPRS/EDGE and dual band (850/1900MHz) HSDPA connectivity.The S743 will measure 116.3 by 43.4 by 16.3 millimeters (4.6 by 1.7 by 0.6 inches) and weigh 140 grams (4.94 ounces).
I’ll update this post if specs turn out to be different than those of the S740.
The HTC S743 should be available sometime this quarter through electronics retailers such as dell.com and cdw.com. Pricing was not disclosed.