The HTC Snap is a messaging phone first and foremost, offering a QWERTYÂ layout on a candybar handset which will be very familiar to BlackBerry users.
Whilst the form factor is present and correct, the Snap is a typical HTC device under the hood. A quad-band device with a 2 megapixel cameras and GPS, the Snap is running Windows Mobile 6.1 but also has 3G connectivity handled with HSDPA whilst Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB support handle tethering to other devices.
The differentiator with the HTC Snap comes from the ‘Inner Circle’, a list of prized contacts, from whom any messages and texts gets pinged to the top of the heap at the press of a button. Finally, a way to get to the relevant mails without sifting through junk.
With a reported 5 hours talktime and 20 hours standby, the HTC Snap has enough juice keep up with mail power-users and is earmarked for a Q2 2009 release.