Verizon Wireless Announces HTC Ozone

The HTC Ozone being announced by Verizon Wireless is the company’s equivalence to Sprint’s HTC Snap. Although it comes with a slight difference in design, it offers many of the same features and is positioned toward the same group of messaging-savvy users.
With its ergonomically-designed QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy typing, the candybar HTC Ozone measures 114mm x 64mm x 13mm with a weight of 105g. It has a 2.4-inch QVGA display which supports 64,000 colors and a pixel resolution of 320×240. The Ozone supports dualmode (CDMA 800/1900; GSM 850/900/1800/1900) functionality.
As a Windows Mobile 6.1 device, it offers Microsoft Direct Push Technology for real-time e-mail delivery and automatic synchronization with your Outlook calendar, tasks, and contacts via Exchange Server. It supports Verizon Wireless’s EVDO Rev.A network, comes with built in WiFi and pre-installed with AIM, Yahoo messenger.
In addition, it features 3G and WiFi data connectivity, a high-capacity 1500mAh battery, Bluetooth with A2DP and has a rated battery life of 4.83 hours talk time and 13.5 days standby time.
It’s also surprisingly affordable. Verizon are asking $49.99 (after a wretched $70 mail-in rebate) assuming you’re willing to sign up to a two-year agreement, while VZ Navigator is the usual $9.99 per month add-on. The Verizon HTC Ozone will be available from June 29th online, and in stores from July 13th.