HTC have launched today a new Android full touchscreen which will soon and only be hitting the European market in November. Its not a groundbreaking device but rather a neat, small and compact mobile with adequate hardware on board.

It will be relatively thin (11.7 mm) and lightweight (115 g), running on Android 2.2 (Froyo) along side HTC Sense, the Gratia will have a 3.2-inch 320 x 480 touchscreen display, and will include a 600Mhz processor, 512MB ROM and 384MB RAM, and has a 5 megapixel camera on the back, with a VGA cam on the front there.

Its got the usual connectivity features too, bluetooth, WiFi, a g-sensor, digital compass, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, and microSD card slot. What's different is that HTC looks to roll out up to three different colours for the mobile, rather unusual for the Taiwanese firm, but its most welcomed and feels abit like when Apple rolls out iPods (except they produce +10 colours), we'd love to see HTC do more in the way of colours.

Full press release below…

LONDON, UK � 18 October, 2010 � HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today announced the European launch of HTC Gratia, a rich and elegant addition to Android's smartphone portfolio.

Combining style and functionality, the sleek and compact HTC Gratia features a seamless wrap-around soft-cover that eliminates hard edges and a five megapixel colour camera with auto focus. At just over four inches in length and weighing 4.06 ounces, it packs power thanks to Android 2.2 � the latest version of Android.

HTC Gratia also embodies the acclaimed HTC Sense™ experience, which places you at the centre, by making your phone work in a more personal and natural way, while providing unexpected features that put a smile on your face. It also offers you more ways to stay connected with Friend Stream � an application that brings all of your Facebook, Twitter and Flickr updates into a single, organized flow of updates � making keeping in touch with friends on social networks even easier.

"HTC's mantra is to provide a unique mix of experience and choice to people using our phones," said Florian Seiche, President of HTC Europe, Middle East and Africa. "HTC Gratia offers something completely different. Its compact size, beautiful design and power with Android 2.2, combined with its personalised experience through HTC Sense, is uniquely compelling. We can't wait to bring HTC Gratia to our customers in Europe."

We're yet to find out the pricing for the new Gratia and which network providers will be selling it, we'll keep everyone posted.

Many thanks to Mark for the tip!