HTC today launched the HTC P4350 aka HTC Herald, which will be released throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa in early December.

Complementing existing HTC devices, the HTC P4350 is just 17mm thick and features a semi-automatic sliding full QWERTY keypad. The slim and compact form factor hosts a large internal memory - 128Mb ROM and 64mb RAM, ensuring the handset delivers a full "office in your pocket" experience for business users on the go.

Especially designed for easy messaging, the HTC P4350 features Windows Mobile 5.0 Direct push email technology, internet browsing, and synchronization with Microsoft Outlook Calendar, Contacts, Pocket MSN, and a 200MHz application processor. The ability to work on applications in the Microsoft Office suite such, as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and view PDF documents, makes editing a breeze. A microSD slot ensures data transfer is simple - anytime, anywhere.

The HTC P4350 demonstrates HTC's continued dedication to sleek form factors. The compact device boasts a 2.8" colour display with a touch-screen and a landscape view screen enables perfect viewing of email, internet, and video. A 5-way navigation control ensures easy operation and weighing just 168g (battery included), maximum functionality is offered in a compact case.

The stylish, quad-band PDA Phone keeps users connected worldwide. Supporting GSM/GPRS and EDGE, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth 2.0, connectivity options are extensive giving users a rich internet browsing, messaging, and multimedia experience.

The HTC P4350 will be launched at the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX), which runs from November 18 to November 22, 2006, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The HTC P4350 will retail for AED 2699 (USD 735).