HTC Corporation has just announced its latest QWERTY keypad smartphone, which is the HTC Snap or better known as the HTC S522. This slim Windows Mobile powered phone is the successor for the HTC Excalibur, and it is optimized for email and messaging.

According to a recent study conducted by Harris Interactive and commissioned by HTC found that 44% of U.S. adults are often overwhelmed by the amount of email they receive, and 55% of U.S. adults prioritize five or fewer people with whom they communicate via email. Therefore, in response to such issues, HTC has created a new feature called Inner Circle, which is a feature that allows the HTC Snap’s users to prioritize their email based on their preferences. By pressing the dedicated Inner Circle key, the HTC Snap smartphone will bring emails from a pre-selected group of people to the top of their inbox, which is enabling users to read and to reply those important messages immediately.

The HTC Snap also offers Microsoft Direct Push Technology for real-time email delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, contacts, and tasks via Microsoft Exchange Server as well as support for IMAP and POP3 email accounts. Moreover, the HTC Snap also comes with ergonomically designed full QWERTY keypad that featured with extra-large domed keys and responsive tactile feedback to make typing emails and text messages fast, accurate and comfortable.

This 2.4-inch QVGA non-touch display smartphone is a slim and sleek profile smartphone, which is designed to fit perfectly in the hand. It measures 4.5-inches tall by 2.4-inches wide by 0.4-inch deep, yet it can deliver up to eight and a half hours of talk time with the standard 1500mAh battery.

The HTC Snap will run Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard on a 528MHz processor and comes with integrated Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.0, 256MB ROM/ 192MB RAM, a microSD/SDHC expansion slot, and 2MP camera/camcorder. Of course, it will come bundled with the standard suite of entertainment and productivity applications that are a part of this platform.

The HTC Snap will include high-speed 3G HSPA connectivity for Europe and Asia. Moreover, HTC has planned to release an alternate, unlocked version with North American HSDPA support (850/1900 MHz).

The HTC Snap is expected to be available in select channels during the second quarter of 2009 and will be rolled out worldwide during the second half of the year. Additionally, an unlocked version supporting HSDPA for the North American market will be made available under the name HTC S522 during the summer.

Finally, yet importantly, the HTC Snap is a smartphone that designed with a set of features selected to fulfill everything customers need without overwhelming them with things they do not want. The HTC Snap smartphone to also be simple enough for first-time mobile phone users wanting to keep their family their family life organized. The HTC Snap smartphone makes it easier than ever to stay in contact with life’s most important people.

HTC Snap’s Specification:

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