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| Global Score | |
| 42.5 | 40 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Blackberry |
| Windows Mobile Standard 6.1 | BlackBerry 7.1 |
| 2008-08-26 | 2012-04-18 |
| 4.58 x 1.71 x 0.64 inches | 4.29 x 2.36 x 0.50 inches |
| 4.94 ounces | 3.60 ounces |
| $ 60.00 | $ 60.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 2.4 inches | 2.4 inches |
| 240 x 320 pixels (QVGA) | 320 x 240 pixels (QVGA) |
| TFT | TFT |
| 167 pixels per inch | 167 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6 | 5.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7225 chipset | -- |
| Single-Core 528 MHz processor | processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| GPU | GPU |
| 6.66 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 524,29 MB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 2.42 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 2.00 MP |
| 5.06 | 4.73 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1450mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 280 hours standby time 6.3 hours talk time | 432 hours standby time 7 hours talk time |
| 2.56 | 3.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The HTC S740 has an overall score of 42.5, which is a bit better than BlackBerry Curve 9220's 40 general score. HTC S740 works with Windows Mobile Standard 6.1 OS, while BlackBerry Curve 9220 works with BlackBerry 7.1 OS. Although it's the best in this review, we must tell that it is also older, incredibly heavier and notably thicker.
The HTC S740 features a little bit better looking screen than BlackBerry Curve 9220. They have a better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen, a screen of the same size and exactly the same resolution of 320 x 240px. BlackBerry Curve 9220 counts with a superior memory capacity for applications and games than HTC S740.
HTC S740 counts with a more powerful processor than BlackBerry Curve 9220, although it has less RAM, they both have 1 cpu cores. BlackBerry Curve 9220 features a really longer battery performance than HTC S740, because it has 1450mAh of battery capacity instead of 1000mAh. The HTC S740 takes slightly better videos and photos than BlackBerry Curve 9220, because it has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
HTC S740 costs exactly the same than the BlackBerry Curve 9220.
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