MWC 2011: HTC Salsa and HTC ChaCha are the latest Facebook phones
Monday, March 7, 2011
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The Android devices both have dedicated sharing buttons branded with Facebook's logo, but aren't The Facebook Phone.
After all the rumours about a Facebook Phone, HTC launched two this morning. The HTC Salsa and HTC ChaCha have been produced after working closely with the social network, with sharing their key feature.
The ChaCha (pictured) is a BlackBerry-style handset with a Qwerty keyboard and 2.6-inch screen. Meanwhile, the Salsa is a touchscreen-only model. Both run the very latest version of Google's Android OS, version 2.4, which hasn't yet been seen in a live handset.
Both the ChaCha and Salsa sport an 'F' button towards the bottom of the handset - Facebook's instantly recognisable mark. It's used to share photos, updates and check-ins, depending what you're doing on the phone at the time.
The handsets also feature unified inboxes, pulling down Facebook messages as well as emails and texts. The devices also link their address books to a user's Facebook friends, tying in Facebook chat. Both the ChaCha and Salsa are due to be available this summer.
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