HTC announced at the MWC 2008 the affordable HTC P3470 touchscreen smartphone with GPS navigation.

Combining a lightweight design, large screen, sat-nav software (TomTom Navigator 6) and strong battery life, the HTC P3470 sets a new standard in affordable smartphone, GPS-based devices.

Other features of the HTC P3470 include a 2.8 inch touchscreen, 2MP camera, 256MB Flash memory, 128MB RAM, Bluetooth, HTC ExtUSB (mini-USB and audio jack in one), and microSD card slot.

Measurements of the HTC P3470 are 108 x 58.3 x 15.7mm and the weight is 122g.

The HTC P3470 will be available to customers across Europe later this month.
The first pan-European operator partner to take the HTC version of the device will be Orange which will launch the P3470 in the UK, France, Spain and the Netherlands. The price of the P3470 is 449 euros (~$650).

The Mobile World Congress 2008 (former 3GSM) will open officially on the 11th of February. We will keep you updated on all interesting mobile technology announcements at the MWC 2008 in our Mobile Phone section.