HTC unveiled its latest Windows Mobile handset that very close to the appearance of BlackBerrys and the Nokia E71. This Handset is slim and sleek, the HTC Snap sports a sexy 12mm-thick case and a smooth QWERTY keyboard at CTIA 2009. Running Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, the non-touchscreen handset has a full QWERTY keyboard, quadband GSM and dualband HSDPA/WCDMA with versions planned for both Europe and the US.
The HTC Snap is a messaging handset for people whose first priority in terms of handsets is communications. Snap will be HTC’s first handset to feature its new “Inner Circle” email prioritization system.
It’s pretty clever, actually Inner Circle allows users to define a group of high priority contacts. When inboxes start to get a bit out of control, a simple tap on the dedicated Inner Circle button will automatically place any emails from high priority contacts at the top of the inbox.
Other specs include a 2-megapixel camera supporting video recording, GPS/AGPS, WiFi b/g and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. The display is 2.4-inch 320 x 240 resolution and underneath there’s a trackball controller plus one-touch hotkeys for messaging, email and HTC’s new TouchFLO 3D functionality. Onboard ROM is 256MB and RAM is 192MB while the CPU is the 528MHz Qualcomm MSM 7225 and there’s also a microSDHC card slot.
The HTC Snap measures 4.59 x 2.42 x 0.47 inches and weighs 4.23oz. The standard battery is a 1,500mAh pack rated for up to 8.5hrs GSM talktime (5hrs WCDMA) or up to 15.8 days GSM standby. It will go on sale in the UK over the Summer, together with an unlocked version called the HTC S522 in the US. No pricing has been confirmed.
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