HTC S710 cell phone review - Conclusion (by James Johnson)

HTC S710 Review - Conclusion

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Editor Rating:

4.3

Styling: 5

Ease of Use: 5

Display: 3

Voice Quality: 5

Battery Life: 3

Quality/Durability: 5

Often times these days phones choose style over substance, hoping to attract users to the devices cool new look. Unfortunately all to often those devices offer little to nothing new in terms of usability. The HTC S710 proves that a nice form factor can be combined with excellent usability, creating a device that is not only nice to look at, but offers applications that add to the phones practicality. HTC with their new attempt have proven that a major overhaul in phone design is more than skin deep, so to speak.

In fact, after playing with the HTC 710 for several weeks, it became more and more apparent that the devices form factor actually plays second fiddle to a bevy of hosted software programs that will offer students, business professionals, and many other users a refreshing new approach to cell phone usage. If you are using a GSM Network, or if you can wait until the Sprint release of this phones CDMA offering, I would highly suggest doing so, you’ll find the phone less bulky to carry around than other phones with a hidden qwerty keyboard, and you’ll even find the systems 200mhz processor to be on par with phones such as the Blackjack, while pushing out even more support programs then the aforementioned device. Overall I would suggest the HTC S710 to any user looking for a business solution, or anyone looking to send text messages without filling up their pockets with bulkier devices of less usability.

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Louis

Wednesday, December 03, 2008This is the worst phone I have ever had. I have been using it now for almost a year and feel like crushing it under my boots. The battery life is short, I cannot silence the phone while an incoming call is ringing, it is slow on the internet (no GPRS or faster), the enter button on the main display does not work, the phone switches itself off when ever it feels like it, I cannot see the display properly when trying to access a telephone number during a call, the unlock function sometimes does not word, etc, etc, etc. All in all a very dissapointing phone.

Pat Ojanen

Wednesday, June 11, 2008I have been using this phone for almost a year.. it is my favorite cell phone so far. Love the keyboard on a small phone. I gave up it up for an iPhone and within a month I asked for it back.

Itumeleng murwa

Thursday, May 08, 2008I bought new HTC S710 phone two days back, im so disappointed to find that cellc does'nt have GPRS for HTC, what must i do if my phone doesnt have GPRS?, PLEASE REPLY BECAUSE MY FRIEND WANT TO BUY THE SAME PHONE LIKE MINE.

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