Worldwide leading mobile phone maker HTC Corporation announced on Wednesday that its newest QWERTY smartphone, the HTC Snap, had become available for purchase for the mobile phone users in Malaysia. The new mobile phone comes with all the features that a user needs, offering an easy solution to stay connected to the most important people in his or her life.

One of the most important features that the new HTC Snap comes to the market with is the innovative Inner Circle that allows mobile phone users to bring emails from selected people at the top of the inbox via the simple push of a dedicated Inner Circle key. This allows users to act immediately upon the most important messages in their inbox.

“Recognizing that people are being overwhelmed by an avalanche of email, the HTC Snap introduces Inner Circle, an HTC innovation that makes it easy for people to prioritize messages from the most important people in their lives at the press of a button,” said John Wang, chief marketing officer, HTC Corporation. “The HTC Snap represents the latest step in HTC’s mission to create a range of innovative smartphones, each with specific benefits designed to both surprise and delight our customers.”

The specification list of the handset also shows a full QWERTY keyboard, a sleek form factor that makes it fit greatly into the palm of your hand, a slim profile, as well as a standard 1500mAh battery that can deliver up to eight and a half hours of talk time. Moreover, the new mobile phone also features responsive tactile feedback, as well as high-speed 3G HSPA connectivity, enabling not only fast and accurate texting, but also quick connectivity and access to favorite social networking sites.

The new HTC Snap comes with the Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard operating system, and includes functionalities aimed specifically at business customers, including synchronizing email, calendar and contacts with the Microsoft Exchange server. According to the company, the new handset is already available via all authorized resellers and features a suggested price tag of RM 1,599.