HTC Snap / HTC S522

portability, camera

72% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Like Holly Willoughby, its rear end is nicely curved and the edges of the cover fit so flush with the front half of the handset that at first glance we though it might not be removable. However, there's a small indent at the bottom that you can use to...

Super Long battery life, light, slim design to the handset, Inner Circle email function

Very basic version of Windows Mobile, not enough space between keys

HTC has certainly made a phone worthy of the budget business and consumer world, one that the likes of BlackBerry and Nokia have been trying to do for some time. It’s a inexpensive handset but at the same time its looks don't suffer. It hasn’t got the...

The HTC Snap is small, light and functional, and it has one of the best physical keyboards we've seen on a smartphone. The Snap doesn't offer anything revolutionary but what it does, it does very well.

A capable and affordable mobile messenger but lacks the all round guile of its rivals

The HTC Snap for Sprint offers robust e-mail support, including HTC's Inner Circle feature for prioritizing messages. The Windows Mobile smartphone also has EV-DO Rev. A support, Bluetooth, GPS, and a 2-megapixel camera.

Sprint's version lacks Wi-Fi and dual-mode functionality. The smartphone has a plasticky feel, and the QWERTY keyboard is cramped.

The HTC Snap for Sprint offers snappy performance and good messaging features, but the smartphone's plastic build and lack of Wi-Fi don't justify the price.

The Snap is really fast. It’s something I always liked about “Smartphones” (i.e. Windows Mobile Standard devices) – the OS was always optimised to be quick. It’s nippy and usable but I’d love to see more of HTC’s software flavouring added to the WinMo...

If you don't need a touchscreen but do want a good QWERTY keyboard and fancy the bells and whistles of Wi-Fi, GPS and HSDPA, then the HTC Snap is a sturdy if unexciting option.

Long, long battery life, the Inner Circle, a light, slim handset

Keys too close together, no frills version of Windows Phone OS

The first impression of the HTC Snap is that it's a rather lacklustre, uninspiring Quad band Windows Mobile corporate phone. After a period of time in use its features become more and more evident, such as the Inner Circle function, and it does...

The HTC Snap is a top alternative to a BlackBerry. Although the screen is small and it runs on Windows Mobile, it’s not a chore to use, especially with a responsive keyboard. A microSD card will be needed if you plan on adding lots of apps, but this is...