HTC First with Facebook Home announced, coming to AT&T in the US, EE in the UK and Orange in France


HTC First

HTC and Facebook has partnered for the HTC First, the first phone to feature Facebook Home, an Android Launcher with Cover feed that offers photos and updates from your newsfeed, Notifications, Chat Heads, App Launcher to launch Facebook apps and also comes pre-loaded with Instagram. The HTC First has a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.4 GHz dual-core processor and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It would run on 4G network in the U.S. with AT&T, France with Orange, and EE in the UK.

HTC First

HTC First specifications

  • 4.3-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
  • 1.4 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU
  • 5MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, BSI sensor and 1080p Full HD video recording
  • 1.6MP Front-facing camera
  • 1GB and 16GB internal memory
  • 4G LTE, 3G, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS + GLONASS, NFC
  • 2000 mAh battery (non-removable)

The HTC First comes in Black, White, Pale Blue and Red colors. It is now on pre-order from AT&T in the U.S. for $99.99 with a two-year contract and would cost $449.99 with a regular monthly contract. It would be available exclusively in AT&T stores and online starting from April 12th.

It would be available in the UK this Summer exclusively from EE. Customers can register their interest at ee.co.uk/facebook. It would also be available in France exclusively from Orange. Customers can register their interest on Orange Facebook Page, but there is no launch date or pricing yet.


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