HTC & FACEBOOK TEAM UP:
A FIRST... HTC FIRST!
Good evening, Synapse Circuit Readers! Here’s another worst kept secret! Facebook were always in denial when the subject of a Facebok handset was brought up! Now it is here!
Let’s have a quick look...
A MIXED BAG? HERE’S THE SPEC:
PROCESSOR
Qualcomm® 8930AA,
dual core 1.4 GHz
PLATFORM
ANDROID
Android™ 4.1
Facebook Home
SIM CARD TYPE
SIM CARD TYPE
microSim
MEMORY
Total storage: 16GB,
available capacity varies
RAM: 1 GB LPDDR2
RAM: 1 GB LPDDR2
NETWORK
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+:
850/900/1900/2100 MHz
GSM/GPRS/EDGE:
850/900/1800/1900 MHz
LTE: 850/1900 MHz
GPS
GPS
Internal GPS antenna
+ GLONASS
Digital compass
SENSORS
SENSORS
Gyro sensor
Tri-axis
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor
CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTIVITY
3.5 mm stereo audio
jack
NFC capable
Compliant with
Bluetooth 4.0 BLE
Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11
a//b/g/n
micro-USB 2.0 (5-pin)
port
SOUND
SOUND
Built-in
dual-microphones
Speaker with built-in
amplifier IC (support 2.55V)
CAMERA
CAMERA
5 MP
BSI sensor
F2.0 aperture and 28 mm
lens
1080p Full HD video
recording
Front Camera: 1.6 MP
BSI front camera
MULTIMEDIA
MULTIMEDIA
Audio supported
formats: .aac, .amr, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
BATTERY
BATTERY
Embedded rechargeable
Li-polymer battery
Capacity: 2000 mAh
AC ADAPTER
AC ADAPTER
Voltage
range/frequency: 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
DC output: 5 V and 1
A
MY THOUGHTS
I do think that this handset is a mixed bag... The 1.4 GHz processor is ok and it seems like an odd choice considering other handsets features faster CPUs! Reducing the costs? Hmmm...
The 16GB storage is good and the RAM could have been 2GB instead of 1GB!
It’s good that it is LTE compatible!
The camera doesn’t feature the “Ultrapixels” 4MP sensor which is quite inconsistent. Hmmmm...
I tell you, these “leaks” come as a real anticlimax. I think the HTC First is quite average... However, the costs could make it a hit with Facebook fanatics! Or it could be a miss because you can get the Facebook app on the major mobile operating systems. I don’t see anything significant about the First that would make anyone want to go for it especially...
Have HTC and Facebook got it right? Time will tell!
At the time of writing I’ve no info on cost and availability.
Thank you for reading!
Please check out the Synapse Circuit website for video, i-PDF and more!
Synapse Circuit Dot Com
MY THOUGHTS
I do think that this handset is a mixed bag... The 1.4 GHz processor is ok and it seems like an odd choice considering other handsets features faster CPUs! Reducing the costs? Hmmm...
The 16GB storage is good and the RAM could have been 2GB instead of 1GB!
It’s good that it is LTE compatible!
The camera doesn’t feature the “Ultrapixels” 4MP sensor which is quite inconsistent. Hmmmm...
I tell you, these “leaks” come as a real anticlimax. I think the HTC First is quite average... However, the costs could make it a hit with Facebook fanatics! Or it could be a miss because you can get the Facebook app on the major mobile operating systems. I don’t see anything significant about the First that would make anyone want to go for it especially...
Have HTC and Facebook got it right? Time will tell!
At the time of writing I’ve no info on cost and availability.
Thank you for reading!
Please check out the Synapse Circuit website for video, i-PDF and more!
Synapse Circuit Dot Com
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