{"id":1709,"date":"2013-04-12T09:56:43","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T13:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nccomputertech.com\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2013-04-12T09:56:43","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T13:56:43","slug":"htc-first-review-dont-call-it-the-facebook-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccomputertech.com\/techtalk\/2013\/04\/12\/htc-first-review-dont-call-it-the-facebook-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"HTC First review: Don\u2019t call it the Facebook phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week at Facebook headquarters, CEO and founder Mark Zuckerberg officially announced Facebook Home, a small suite of applications that users can install on their Android devices to essentially \u201cFacebook-ize\u201d their phones. The event came after rumors that the social networking giant was finally pulling the trigger on an official handset. Facebook didn’t announce a Facebook phone, but it did reveal a partnership with HTC to produce a mid-range handset that would come pre-installed with Facebook Home.
\nSpecs at a glance: HTC First
\nScreen 1280\u00d7720 4.3-inch (341 ppi) glass display
\nOS Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean
\nCPU Dual-core 1.4GHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
\nRAM 1GB
\nGPU Qualcomm Adreno 305
\nStorage 16GB, no expansion slot
\nNetworking 802.11a\/b\/g\/n, Bluetooth 4.0, NFC
\nPorts Micro-USB, headphones
\nCamera 5.0MP rear camera, 1.6MP front camera
\nSize 4.96″ \u00d7 2.56″ \u00d7 0.35″
\nWeight 4.37 oz
\nBattery 2,000 mAh
\nStarting price $99 with a two-year contract.
\nSensor Ambient light, GPS
\nOther perks Facebook Home
\nFacebook intended to introduce a new way to make the smartphone experience “people-centric.” Zuckerberg made the case that most mobile operating systems keep social interaction sequestered to several specific applications, forcing them to exist independent of each other and limiting them to particular lanes. But with an app like Facebook Home installed, the social network becomes the core of the mobile operating system. Notifications and status updates from friends or family become a priority rather than a grid of icons screaming for attention with loud, red-numbered badges.
\nTo be clear, the HTC First is a nice looking phone, but it’s not a \u201cFacebook phone.\u201d At its core, the First is an Android phone with a Facebook overlay. Once Facebook Home is officially released on April 12 in the Google Play store, five supported devices will all have the same Facebook Home functionality. The HTC First is its own product, which will also arrive at AT&T on April 12, but we\u2019re going to review both the application and the handset as one entity because they\u2019re sold as a package. Think of it as getting two reviews for the price of one.
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