LAS VEGAS — Hey look, another instance of a chop of the clones!

HTC’s newest smartphone, the (awww) Break off, comely much resembles the Blackberry Courageous in every route. Come to someones rescue for its OS (Win-Mo) and a little unlike button configuration, it, uh, looks comely much accurately the identical as RIM’s contrivance.

Internally the Snap’s got a 528 MHz Qualcomm processor, 192 MB JAM, 3G HSPA, Bluetooth 2.0, Wi-Fi at the 802.11G spec, and GPS. Also making appearances are a QWERTY keypad (doy), a 2-megapixel camera Feeble, and a 2.4-inch partition Gleaming.

Availability? Beforehand summer. Charge? Unrecognized.

We’ll possess a hands on for y’all as before long as they acknowledge us on the flooring of the show.

HTC marketing jive after the jump.

Photo: HTC.

HTC Snap™ makes staying in handle with more people less involved. HTC’s newest QWERTY smartphone features Inner Disc to automatically prioritize email from life’s most significant people

LAS VEGAS – April 1, 2009 – HTC Corporation today debuted its newest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap™. Designed with a set down of features selected to carry all customers require without overpowering them with things they don’t, the HTC Break off makes it easier than at all to remain in junction with life’s most significant people.

A late learn about conducted near Harris Interactive® and commissioned near HTC* establish that 44% of US adults are frequently overwhelmed near the amount of email they get, and above half (55%) of US adults prioritize five or fewer people with whom they make known via email. In answer to these issues, HTC’s innovative Inner Disc characteristic allows HTC Break off users to subject to a dedicated Inner Disc latchkey to carryture emails from a preselected assembly of people to the summit of their inbox, enabling significant messages to be acted upon immediately.

Recognizing that people are being overwhelmed near an avalanche of email, the HTC Break off introduces Inner Disc, an HTC novelty that makes it simple for people to prioritize messages from the most significant people in their lives at the subject to of a button, said John Wang, Chief Marketing Public official, HTC Corporation. The HTC Break off represents the latest movement in HTC’s task to make a scope of innovative smartphones, each with definite benefits designed to both shock and please our customers.
With a slim, smooth outline designed to fitting completely in the hand, the HTC Break off measures less than a half-inch broad (12 mm), as yet it can carry up to eight and a half hours of talk period with the criterion 1500mAh battery. The filled QWERTY keyboard is ergonomically designed with extra-large domed keys and alert tactile feedback to build typing emails and wording messages quick, exact and at ease. High-speed 3G HSPA connectivity makes it rapid and simple to send pictures to friends, access choice communal networking sites, or download big files while on the go.

The HTC Break off is potent sufficient for adept duty users looking for an affordable, straightforward selection for remotely synchronizing email, appointment book and contacts with their Microsoft Trade server. Notwithstanding, the pliable Microsoft Windows Mobile® 6.1 Criterion stand allows the HTC Break off to also be uncomplicated sufficient for first-time smartphone users deficient to hold their kith and kin existence organized.

The HTC Break off is expected to be at in choose channels during the subsequent fourth of 2009, rolling away in markets about the earth during the subsequent half of the year. Additionally, an unlocked form supporting HSDPA at 850/1900MHz for the US market-place desire be made at beneath the designation HTC S522 during the summer.