HTC launches the HTC S720 Smartphone In India with Reliance Mobile

A stylish QWERTY PDA phone for a stylish lifestyle

New Delhi (INDIA), April 24, 2008: HTC Corporation. (TAIEX: 2498; “HTC”), the world’s leading provider of Microsoft® Windows Mobile®-based smart devices, today announced the HTC S720, its latest, compact, stylish and powerful CDMA phone combining sleek looks with the latest functionalities. The HTC S720 will be available with Reliance Mobile from Reliance Communications, India’s largest integrated telecommunications player.

The HTC S720 features dual keypads, incorporating a slide out QWERTY keyboard in addition to the standard numeric keypad, for faster typing and calling. Weighing only 133 grams, its compact design enables it to slip easily into a pocket or a purse.

It is powered by Reliance’s CDMA 1X technology which provides high speed mobile internet access upto 144 kbps across the India’s widest network of 15000 towns and 4 lakh villages. Reliance has 100% data enabled base stations for seamless data connectivity while accessing mails or surfing the net on the move.

Utilizing Microsoft® Windows Mobile® 6 Standard Platform, the HTC S720 allows for viewing and editing Word Mobile and Excel Mobile® documents while also enabling
Powerpoint® Mobile and PDF® Mobile file viewing. It is equipped with a high-resolution 2.0 megapixel digital camera with video capture capabilities. The HTC S720 enables synching of desktop or Exchange server contacts, calendar and tasks via Microsoft® Office Outlook® Mobile using ActiveSync®.

Mr. Ajay Sharma, Country Sales Manager of HTC India said, “The new HTC S720 continues HTC’s commitment for innovation and device design. We are confident that it will be the desired choice for customers looking for stylish looks and diverse functionality.”

Mr Nilanjan Mukherjee, Chief Marketing Officer, Reliance Communications adds “Reliance sees the next revolution in internet users coming from the mobile platform.. With the fastest mobile internet access of Reliance’s CDMA 1X network and the state of the art smart phones with HTC, we are gearing our fast growing user base to be ahead of this wave ”

The HTC S720 also features a MicroSD card expansion slot that can increase its storage capacity. In addition, it has a brilliant 2.4” TFT LCD screen and built-in Bluetooth® wireless technology v2.0.

Pricing & Availability:

The HTC S720 is available by end March at Reliance Mobile World & all leading HTC Authorized Resellers across the country at a market-operating price of Rs. 19,500.

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About Reliance Communications:

Reliance Communications Limited, founded by the late Shri Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group currently has a market capitalization of over Rs 300,000 Crores, a net worth in excess of Rs. 40,000 crore, cash flows of Rs. 9,000 crore, net profit of Rs. 5,000 crore and zero net debt.

Rated among “Asia’s Top 5 Most Valuable Telecom Companies”, Reliance Communications is India’s foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The company, with a customer base of around 46.5 million including over 1.4 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 10 Asian Telecom companies by number of customers. Reliance Communications’ corporate clientele includes 1850 Indian and multinational corporations, and over 200 global carriers.

Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire infocomm value chain, covering over 15,000 towns and 400,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world’s largest next generation IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 175,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.

About HTC:

Founded in 1997, HTC designs, manufactures and markets innovative, feature rich smartphone and PDA Phone devices.

Since its establishment, HTC has developed strong R&D capabilities, pioneered many new designs and product innovations and launched state-of-the-art PDA Phones and smartphones for mobile operators and distributors in Europe, the US, and Asia. These machines are available as HTC devices and as products individually customized for operator and device partners.

HTC is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile device market. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.

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