Sprint to offer HTC Snap on June 21

HTC Snap

(Credit: Bonnie Cha/CNET)

Sprint's summer of hot phone releases continues. In addition to the Palm Pre and just-announced RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630, the carrier has confirmed that it will offer the HTC Snap on June 21 for $149.99 with a two-year contract. (This news surfaced last week, but I'm just catching up after being out for a couple of days.)

The Snap, which debuted at CTIA 2009, is a messaging-centric smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard and a feature called Inner Circle that lets you prioritize messages based on your preferences. It also offers Microsoft Direct Push Technology for real-time e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server, as well as support for POP3 and IMAP e-mail accounts.

Aside from the messaging options, the Windows Mobile 6.1 device includes Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, a 2-megapixel camera, a microSD expansion slot, and more. The HTC Snap for Sprint will also be available from Best Buy for an unsubsidized price of $519.

(Source: Information Week via Phonescoop)

[brynn08]

in addition to sprint beefing up there network.....and improved customer service....there also beefing up there phone line ups.....keep in mind...ppl were leaving sprint becuz of the lack of phones and customer srvc.....both which are improving.....and sprint has more hott phones and the end of the year.....ppl are crazy to jump ship to ATT just becuz of the iphone.....its nice and all....but ill take a much bettr network and reasonable prices anyday.....just my opinoin !

[tbradley9]

any word on when sprint will actually release their version of the touch pro 2?

[rotimiwaddy]

I am really starting to look forward to this phone as a possible contender for my next phone choice! Wifi & a full keyboard + a lot of the latest fun features available make this one a contender for me! I will definitely wanna check this one out when I soon consider switching over from Verizon to Sprint's Everything Plan soon!

[tkeoffalluryodas]

Don't get too excited rotimiwaddy. Unfortunately, this review is quite inaccurate. The picture isn't even of the right phone. There is no trackball on the Sprint version and it looks different. Also, there is no Wifi. I don't read cNet much but I thought this was a pretty reliable website, but at least this article is a bit off.

[rbotnick]

I just picked up this phone yesterday and was dismayed when I got home to play with it and there was no wifi. The salesman even told me there was! And, oh yeah, no rollerball. It's still a decent phone, though.