Today AT&T and HTC confirmed that the HTC Status smartphone will be exclusive to AT&T customers in the U.S.

The HTC Status is the first device availablke in the U.S. with a Facebook Share Button. Users can share videos, chats, check-ins, sites and songs with your friends on Facebook at the push of a button.

The Status is a small Android 2.3-based smartphone with a horizontal 480-by-320, 2.6-inch touch screen and a keyboard on the front. It featrues the latest version of HTC's Sense UI, which is widely considered to be the most thoughtful of the manufacturer Android software extensions.

AT&T hasn't announced a price or release date for this phone, except to say that it's coming this summer. With an 800 MHz ARM11 Qualcomm processor, its very small screen and a 5-megapixel camera, it hits a feature point between low-end and mid-range Android devices.

General Information

Platform: Android 2.3 + HTC Sense
Display: 2.6-inch touch screen with 480 x 320 resolution
Network: Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS/HSDPA 850/1900
Memory: 512 MB RAM, 512 MB ROM
Processor: MSM7227, 800 MHz
Battery: Rechargeable lithium-ion battery, 1250 mAh
Camera: 5 MP main camera with autofocus, 1.3 MP front-facing camera