Verizon Officially Announced HTC Ozone

North American mobile operator Verizon Wireless has officially announced the HTC Ozone. This new phone is a good choice for people who often use text massaging or other text services.

The HTC Ozone is based on the HTC Snap smartphone and is equipped with a horizontally oriented display and a QWERTY keyboard. This device runs the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system with a new “sliding panel” allowing a one-click access to frequently used contacts.

The HTC Ozone also has an ergonomic keyboard, applications to work with office documents, a support for global roaming and a decent set of operator services.

I guess the buyers of the HTC Ozone will be pleased with the price of the device. With a two-year contract with Verizon Wireless the phone will cost only $50. The new phone will be available starting from June 29.

Here are the main technical characteristics of the HTC Ozone:

• Standards: GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, CDMA/1xRTT/EV-DO Rev. A 800/1900 MHz
• OS: Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard
• Processor: Qualcomm MSM 7225 with a clock speed of 528 MHz
• Display: 2.4-inch with a resolution of 320×240 pixels, shows 65,000 colors
• Keyboard: QWERTY
• Camera: 2-megapixel
• Video: WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI
• Audio: AAC, AAC +, eAAC +, AMR, AWB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI
• Memory: 192 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM, support for memory cards format microSD
• Communications: Wi-Fi (802.11b / g), Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP
• Additional features: GPS-receiver, support services VZ Navigator, Mobile Broadband Connect, VCAST Music, VCAST Video
• Battery: Lithium-Ion, 1500 mAh
• Duration of work: in standby mode until 13.5 days of talk time up to 4,8 hours
• Dimensions: 114x64x13 mm
• Weight: 105 g