HTC Snap smartphone launched with QWERTY keyboard and Inner Circle email filtering

HTC Snap

HTC Snap

HTC Snap

HTC has debuted the HTC Snap, its newest QWERTY smartphone. The Snap has a slim candy bar form-factor that is less than a half-inch thick and features a full-QWERTY keyboard and an extended 1500mAh battery. The device has tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900MHz) and dual-band UMTS (900/2100MHz or 850/1900MHz) support with HSDPA for high-speed data connectivity.

While it looks much like the popular T-Mobile Dash, the Snap updates the classic QWERTY bar design of the original with an offset keyboard layout and a "jog ball" instead of a d-pad. The Snap features the Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard operating system, and has a 2.4-inch QVGA display and 2 megapixel camera with video recording capability. It also sports a WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth with support for stereo headsets, and GPS integration.

HTC has sought to alleviate the feeling of being overwhelmed by email by creating Inner Circle, a feature that brings email from a pre-selected group of people to the top of a user's inbox with a quick push of a dedicated button.

There will be a U.S. version of the Snap called the S522 that will support the 850 and 1900MHz 3G bands used by AT&T. The Snap is expected to be available in Q2 of 2009, and the U.S. S522 version later this summer. No word yet on pricing.

HTC Snap

HTC Snap