Nokia E75 vs HTC S740

While the HTC S740 was one of the hottest smartphones (Non-touchscreen) of the last quarter of 2008 the Nokia E-75 has been one of Nokia's most talked about phones in 2009. The E-75 comes close on the heels of one of Nokia's most succesful smartphones - the E-71 and has certainly created a buzz in the smartphone with slide-out keyboard segment. The HTC S740 is not widely available with all retailers in India and has been  overshadowed by the HTC's Diamond and Touch Pro (Both Touchscreen Phones). But despite the growing presence of touchscreen phones there are a significant number of gadget slaves who prefer smartphones without a touchscreen. So how do these two compare:

Here's what they have in common:

• Screensize: 2.4 inch QVGA
• Weight: 140 gm for the HTC S740 vs 139 gm for the E-75 (Almost identical)
• Connectivity: 3G, Edge, Wi-fi and GPS
• ROM Capacity: 256 MB
• Camera: Both come with 3.2 Megapixel shooters 
• Battery Capcity: Both 1000 mAh

And what they certainly dont have in Common:

• Processor: HTC S740 - 528 MHz vs 369MHz on the E-75
• OS: Windows Mobile 6.1 vs Symbian 9.3 (E-75)
• Dimensions: S740 - 43.4 x 116.3 x 16.3 millimetres vs the E-75: 50.1 x 111.8 x 14.4 millimetres. The E-75 is slimmer and wider and has a curved shape while the S 740 is longer
• Display Colour Depth: The E75 scores with a richer 24 bit/pixel compared to the 16 bit/pixel of the S740
• Slide-out keyboard: The S740 scores with 47 keys; the S740 has 39 keys.
• RAM: 256 MB on the S740 and 128 MB RAM on the E-75 

Bottomline:

The E-75 clearly has an advantage on the price front (Approx Rs 23,000 vs the Rs 28-30K price tag of the S-740). And the E-75 also offers an enhanced E-mailing solution and is the more recent of the two models. However this choice might really boil down to whether you prefer a Windows Mobile Smartphone or a Nokia E-Series phone with the Symbian OS.