Balance your Life with Verizon’s HTC Ozone

Based upon Sprint’s HTC Snap, the HTC Ozone is a QWERTY smartphone launched by Verizon to appeal to messaging-savvy users. Running on the Windows Mobile 6.1 operation system, the Ozone is packed with high-end features like Verizon’s 3G CDMA network, global GSM roaming capabilities, GPS and Wi-Fi connectivity.

As a Windows mobile 6.1 device, the Ozone comes equipped with Microsoft Office Mobile, which provides users the ability to view and edit Excel and Word documents. It also sports Microsoft Direct Push Technology for up-to-date email delivery and automatic synchronization of Outlook calendars, tasks and contacts through Microsoft Exchange Server.

Other than emailing from Web-based messaging providers such as Yahoo and Hotmail, users can also chat with friends on AIM, Windows Live or Yahoo instant messengers. Besides, text, picture and video messages are supported, which work perfectly with the ergonomically designed QWERTY keyboard.

The Ozone boasts two features that the Snap lacked: dual-mode for CDMA and GSM network support and Wi-Fi connectivity, which make it a global device for travelling around the world. It also comes with Internet Explorer Mobile an RSS Hub and Adobe Reader for web browsing. In addition, GPS is on board with support of Verizon’s VZ Navigator to get maps, turn-by-turn audio directions, points of interest search and more.

As for multimedia playback, the handset is equipped with Windows Media Player 10 Mobile to play video files like MPEG-4 and AVI, as well as music files such as WAV, MP3, MP4, MIDI and WMA. Unfortunately, the phone only comes with a Mini-USB port instead of a standard headphone jack.

Sharing a similar form factor with the Snap, the Ozone measures 4.5" high by 2.5" wide by 0.5" thick and weighs just 3.7 ounces. The 2.4" QVGA screen supports 54,000 colors and 320 x 240 pixel resolutions. Other than the 256MB of built-in memory, the handset has a microUSB slot that accommodates microSD cards up to 16GB. In addition, users will find a 2-megapixel auto-focus camera and camcorder, ActiveSync, Remote Desktop Mobile, stereo Bluetooth, visual voicemail and voice command operation.

Sporting a sophisticated design and combined features of messaging, Internet, document management and world roaming, the HTC Ozone is a suitable pick for both business professionals and first-time smartphone users.

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