HTC Snap Smartphone Review

The HTC Snap also known as HTC 522 & HTC Maple is the new mobile phone from HTC, which supports GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 on 2G network and UMTS 900 / 2100 – for Europe and Asia and UMTS 850 / 1900 – for North America on 3G network. The HTC Snap runs on Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard and is powered by 528 MHz processor. The HTC Snap has a new Email management feature called “Inner Circle” by which one can bring Email from a preselected group to the top of their inbox by pressing simply a dedicated key on the HTC Snap. The HTC Snap is equipped with a 2.4-inch 320 x 240 TFT, 65K colors display and trackball for navigation. Also this handset is packed with a 2 mega pixel camera but unfortunately there is no LED flash. This device as a plus point has a full QWERTY keyboard which is ergonomically designed with extra large vaulted keys and responsive tactile feedback to make typing emails and text messages quick, precise and easy. It also has assisted GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, EDGE, USB 2.0, and microSD expansion up to 16 GB.  An unlocked HSDPA version under the name HTC S522 will be available in the U.S.

HTC Snap Smartphone - Front Back Side

HTC Snap Exterior

HTC Snap is a new slab form factor mobile phone, which is available in only black skin color. On the front of this cell phone there is a large 2.4 inches TFT, 65K colors display. Under the screen of HTC Snap there is Trackball navigation and various option keys and below that comes a full QWERTY keyboard. On the back of this device there is a 2 mega pixel camera.  On the left side of the handset you’ll find the volume rocker. On the right side of this device under a rubber flap, is the USB port used for charging, syncing, and audio. The dimensions of HTC Snap are 116.5 x 61.5 x 12 mm and weights around 120 g.

HTC Snap Key Specifications

HTC Snap’s key specifications include a 2 Megapixel Camera with Video Recording Capabilities, Music Player, 2.4 Inch 65k Color TFT LCD Screen with LED Back Light (320 x 240 Pixels), GPS Navigation with Google Maps, Wi-Fi Technology, QWERTY keyboard, HTML Browser, Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS, microSD expandable memory, stereo Bluetooth, dual-band UMTS support, Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer) and Organizer. The HTC Snap can facilitate you with its best battery time of 380 hours on standby and with 8.5 hours of talk time.

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HTC Snap Technical Specifications

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HTC Snap General Specifications

Status: Available since, 2009
Phone dimension: 116.5 x 61.5 x 12 mm
Phone weight: 120 g
Phone color: Brown
Battery: Standby 380 h (2G) / 480 h (3G)
Talk time 8 h 30 min (2G) / 5 h (3G)

HTC Snap Network and Technology

Operating system: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
CPU: 528 MHz processor
2G network: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G network: UMTS 900 / 2100 – for Europe and Asia
UMTS 850 / 1900 – for North America
Browser: WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
GPRS: Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging

HTC Snap Multimedia Specifications

Display size: 320 x 240 pixels, 2.4 inches
- QWERTY keyboard
- Trackball navigation
Screen type: TFT, 65K colors
Camera: 2 MP, 1600×1200 pixels
Card slot: microSD (TransFlash), up to 16GB
- 192MB RAM, 256MB ROM
EDGE: Class 10, 236.8 kbps
HSCSD: No
USB: Yes
3G: HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
WLAN:  Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth: Yes, v2.0 with A2DP
Infrared port: No
Ring tones: Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones, composer
Vibration: Yes
Games: Yes
Phone book: Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photo call
Call records:  Practically unlimited
GPS: Yes, with A-GPS support
FM Radio: No
Java MIDP 2.0
MP3/AAC player
Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF viewer)
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Organizer
Standard battery, Li-Ion 1500 mAh

HTC Snap Photos & Live Images

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