HTC First Review | Pocketnow

Опубликовано 22 апреля 2013, 13:40

The elusive Facebook phone has been rumored for years. Facebook has been searching for a better way to monetize its service for mobile, and partnering with a hardware manufacturer seemed like the obvious move.

There were two Android devices made by HTC in mid-2011, the ChaCha (Status here in the States) and Salsa, which featured dedicated Facebook share buttons on the lower right portion of the face. But Facebook never officially endorsed these two devices as Facebook phones. They were simply Android phones with a hardware integration with Facebook. Nothing more.

Even after these two devices, the rumors of a Facebook phone pressed on, Mark Zuckerberg continued to shoot the rumors down. "The phone just doesn't make any sense," Zuck told a crowd of press and attendees at TechCrunch Disrupt conference last September. No less, more and more rumors pointed to relatively close ties between Facebook and a popular Android hardware manufacturer, HTC.

Earlier this month, Facebook took the stage at its headquarters at 1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park, California to unveil its "new home on Android." The teaser erupted massive amounts of speculation. And through years of wild rumors, we never saw it coming. Facebook's big play in mobile is Facebook Home, larger than just a single device. And before the event was over, HTC CEO Peter Chou took the stage and pulled the curtain on the OEM's newest piece of hardware, the HTC First.

It may not technically be a Facebook phone, but it comes with Facebook Home pre-installed and has a few hidden tricks up its sleeve. Should the First be your next smartphone? Should you get it over any other mid-range device? Or even a high-end phone?

We have spent 10 days with the HTC First and have looked at it from every angle possible. Watch on for our full take.

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