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HTC S720 Libra
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Posted: 12 Jun 2007
Market Status: Released
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US carrier availability: Qwest - Discontinued as HTC 5800 Fusion Verizon - Discontinued as Verizon Wireless SMT5800
Links: HTC S720 Official page HTC 5800 Fusion Review

HTC S720 is a dual-band CDMA smartphone. It features 65k QVGA color TFT display, sliding QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0 and microSD slot for memory. It runs Windows Mobile 6.0 Standart Platform and is powered by 400 MHz processor.

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Good 7.1 out of 10

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HTC S720 Libra specifications

also known as HTC 5800 Fusion, PCD SMT5800, Verizon Wireless SMT5800

Pros

No pros

Cons

Low pixel densitiy screen, below 180ppi (167 ppi)
Slow processor (400 MHz)
Bulky
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.74 inches)
Low resolution display (240 x 320 pixels)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Too little RAM memory (64 MB RAM)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Windows Mobile Standard (6.0)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Side-Slider
Dimensions:
- 4.07 x 2.00 x 0.74 (103.5 x 51 x 19 mm)
Weight:
- 4.58 oz (130 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Physical size:
- 2.40 inches
Resolution:
- 240 x 320 pixels
Pixel density:
Pixel density - The pixel density of a display represents the number of pixels over an area of one inch. It’s measured in “pixels per inch”, or ppi. The higher the number, the more detailed and good-looking the display is.
- 167 ppi
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
Features:
- Light sensor

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 7.30 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 9.5 days (228 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 1050 mAh

Hardware

System chip:
System chip - Most modern handsets use an advanced chip that includes many of the device’s hardware modules like the processor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and sometimes even the wireless radio. This field shows what particular system chip (or System-on-a-Chip) is used in the phone.
- Qualcomm MSM7500
Processor:
Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.
- Single core, 400 MHz
System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 64 MB RAM / 256 MB ROM
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD

Camera

Camera:
- - 2 megapixels
- Features:
  - Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Internet Explorer Mobile

Technology

CDMA:
CDMA - Code Division Multiple Access. A technique of multiplexing, also called spread spectrum, in which analog signals are converted into digital form for transmission. For each communication channel, the signals are encoded in a sequence known to the transmitter and the receiver for that channel. The foremost application is digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800MHz band and 1.9GHz PCS band. CDMA phones are noted for their excellent call quality and long battery life.
- 800, 1900 MHz
Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- EV-DO Rev.A

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Domino

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0
USB:
- - Yes
- Computer sync

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
Hearing aid compatibility:
- - M3
- Voice dialing, Voice recording

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