Connect. Simplify. And look good in the process. This is what HTC pledges to deliver with its new mobile phone model, the HTC Snap. Let’s see, if the unit indeed lives up to the tagline.
 

The HTC Snap is very aptly named as it truly makes receiving priority emails a breeze. A handy little feature called the Inner Circle allows users to specify a pre-selected group of people from whom they want to receive email alerts. Just press the Inner Circle button and email messages that you deem most important will appear at the top of your inbox. Very appropriate for a product that harps on meaningful connections.
 

Simplicity and organization are two other highlights of the phone as its features undoubtedly make task accomplishments go about more smoothly. The HTC Snap operates on Windows Mobile 6.1, a platform that most mobile phone users are already familiar with. Apart from this, the phone also utilizes Microsoft’s Direct Push technology so that users can easily integrate calendar functions, contact management and so on. Its QWERTY keyboard sports large, rounded keys – which are great for text messaging as typing needn’t be a torturous experience for our fingers. 
 

Other features worth mentioning are the Bluetooth 2.0, GPS, microSD card slot, integrated WiFi and 2 megapixel camera/video recorder. 
 

HTC backed this phone up with a 528 MHz, MSM 7225 Qualcomm processor, a 256MB memory and 192MB RAM. Design-wise, it’s quite similar to the Blackberry Curve although that doesn’t take away from the appeal of the phone. At 116.5 x 61.5 x 12 millimeters, the unit has a sleek, sophisticated look to it and the 24-inch LCD isn’t bad either. It also features a trackball, which, if you ask me, makes navigation easier compared to say, the Nokia E71 scroll key.