The HTC Status, one of two so-called “Facebook phones” from HTC, arrives at AT&T in the U.S. this Sunday. The Status, a relatively low-powered phone with a 2.3-inch landscape touchscreen, includes extra software for Facebook users, and a dedicated hardware button for status updates.

When viewing content on the HTC Status that you can share via Facebook – a web site, a photo, or a video, for example – the Facebook Share button lights up, and a press posts the item to your Facebook page.  You can also use the button to manually post a status update. 

The AT&T-direct price for the HTC Status is $49 with a two-year contract, and the phone is already up for pre-order.  But we’re fairly certain that a day or two after launch, you’ll be able to snag the Status for a bit less from third-party wireless retailers, though at $49, it’s already a pretty affordable handset.

Oh, and the Status is an Android-powered smartphone, running the latest version of the mobile OS, v2.3.3.