It's appropriate that Laptop Magazine reports on the new HTC products announced during the 2007 GSM Congress. Because even if both Windows Mobile gadgets are considered a smartphone and PDA phone respectively, they look really similar to laptops.

Though the HTC S710. looks like your typical smartphone, a thumbboard slides out from underneath. It's HTC's first Windows Mobile 6 gadget, and has a decent feature set: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and a 2 megapixel camera are built-in. But there's no 3G, and its relatively weak 201Mhz processor may prove too slow to keep things running smoothly.

Next up is a gadget with an identity crisis. Is the HTC Advantage X7500 an ultra-portable? A PDA? A Phone? Whatever it is, its HTC's shot at providing everything you need in your pocket. Aside from Windows Mobile Staples like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and an integrated camera (3 megapixels), the X7500 is a quad-band phone with UMTS/HSDPA connectivity. And it apparently has features like a TV-out and an 8GB hard drive! Don't forget the detachable QWERTY keyboard! Everything runs on Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Edition.

I can live the S710's lack of 3G, since it has Wi-Fi. But I'm not sure though how you use a 5-inch wide gadget like the X7500 to take a call. Do you end up covering the entire side of your face? Or does the the X7500 come with a headset?

One thing's for sure: expect rebranded variants of these two.