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Once again manufactured by HTC, the messaging-centric Dash 3G replaces the earlier Dash in T-Mobile's product line. It offers "faster data delivery" via both WiFi and T-Mobile's high-speed 3G network, the carrier says, though no information was provided on actual download speeds.

HTC's Snap (Click image for further information)

Like Sprint's HTC 511, the Dash 3G appears to be a modestly restyled version of the HTC Snap (right), announced internationally at the beginning of April. The Dash 3G differs from its cousins, however, in that it does not include HTC's special "Inner Circle" key, which is said to brings messages from a preselected set of correspondents to the top of a user's email inbox automatically.

The Snap 3G does appear to have dedicated hot keys for loading email and taking photos, among other functions. It also includes a 2.4-inch display with QVGA (320 x 240) resolution, a QWERTY keyboard, and an integral pointing device. The device also includes a two megapixel camera that, if T-Mobile hasn't altered the functionality found on the underlying Snap platform, also supports video capture.

T-Mobile hasn't released much technical information for the Snap 3G, but we'd guess the phone's specifications are near-identical to the Snap, which runs a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor, with 192MB of RAM, 256MB of flash storage, and a microSD expansion slot. Wireless functionality on the Snap, meanwhile, includes GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth. The Snap 3G, of course, has been adapted to use the carrier's quad-band GSM network.

Features and specifications listed by T-Mobile for the Snap 3G, supplemented by information previously released by HTC regarding the Snap, include the following:

• Processor -- Qualcomm MSM7225 clocked at 528MHz
  
• Memory -- 192MB of RAM and 256MB of flash
  
• Display -- 2.4-inch, 320 x 240 pixel LCD
  
• Keys -- QWERTY keyboard
• Camera -- 2 megapixel
  
• Wireless:
  • WAN -- GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz)
    
  • LAN -- 802.11b/g
    
  • PAN -- Bluetooth 2.0
    
  • GPS
• Other I/O -- HTC ExtUSB port (combines mini-USB and audio jack)
• Expansion -- microSD slot
  
• Battery type/life -- n/s
  
• Dimensions -- 4.5 x 2.5 x 0.5 inches
  
• Weight -- 4.2 ounces

Further information

T-Mobile did not announce pricing for the Dash 3G, but said the new phone will go on sale in July. The company added that its 3G network will be available to approximately 200 million people across the U.S. by the end of the year.

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