The HTC Maple (known as HTC Snap in other parts of the world) could very well be the successor to the T-Mobile Dash. The HTC Maple of course, will have 3G connectivity that was not present with the T-Mobile Dash.

The HTC Maple has recently passed through the FCC and has a designated 1700MHz 3G band, which definitely points to T-Mobile getting the device.

According to the FCC-filed document, HTC is asking them to not reveal anything about the HTC Maple until May 18th, 2009. Could this very well be the release date for the device? Probably so, because the rumored release date was supposedly July 1st. I’m pretty sure they’ll be releasing it sometime between May 18th and July 1st. So start filling up that wallet for the HTC Maple if you’re getting one!

You can take a peek at the PDF version of the document filed by HTC Taiwan to the FCC.

[via MobileRoar and WMExperts]