The HTC First is the first Android smartphone to come preinstalled with Facebook Home service and it has got all the notable specifications and decent hardware under the hood.
HTC First runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS with Facebook Home service preinstalled, sporting a 4.3-inch Suoer LCD 3 display with 1280 X 720 pixels of resolution, powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 dual-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz, 5 megapixel rear-facing camera to record 1080p HD videos, 16GB onboard storage, microUSB 2.0, NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, 802.11 Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, GPS, access to Google Play store, a whole host of the Google service, 2,000mAh battery and all the regular features of an Android phone.
Full Technical Specifications of HTC First
Network | |
| 2G | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G | HSPA/UMTS 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| 4G | LTE 850 MHz, 1900 MHz |
System Properties | |
| Operating System | Google Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS |
| CPU | 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Krait Dual-Core Processor |
| GPU | Adreno 305 |
| RAM | 1GB |
Display | |
| Type | Super LCD 3 Touchscreen |
| Size | 4.3-inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 16M Colors & 1280 X 720 Pixels |
| Pixel Density | 341 PPI (approx.) |
Design | |
| Form Factor | Candybar |
| Dimensions | TBD |
| Weight | TBD |
Input / User Interface | |
| Input | – Facebook Home UI – Multi Touch – Accelerometer – Proximity Sensor – Ambient Light Sensor |
Camera | |
| Primary (Rear-Facing) | – 5 Megapixels – LED Flash – Back Illuminated (BSI) Sensor – Auto focus – Face detection – Digital Zoom – Geo tagging |
| Video Recording Capability | – 1080p HD Video Recording Capable – 1920×1080 Pixels |
| Secondary (Front-Facing) | – 1.6 Megapixels |
Memory | |
| Internal Storage | 16GB Internal Storage |
| Expandable Storage | TBD |
Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| HDMI | No |
| WLAN | – 802.11 Wi-Fi b/g/n – Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | Yes |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM Radio with RDS |
| Headset | 3.5mm Audio Jack |
Browser & Messaging | HTML 5. WAP 2.0, Adobe Flash SMS, MMS, Email, Push Email, IM |
Battery | |
| Capacity | Li-Ion 2000mAh Standard Battery |
| Standby Time | No Information |
| Talk Time | No Information |
Music & Video | |
| Audio Formats | MP3, AAC, AAC+, WAV |
| Video Formats | MP4, H.264, H.263 |
Other Features | Facebook Home Google Play Store Google Talk, Gmail, Google Maps, Google + Facebook, MySpace, Twitter Text to Speech, Google Voice Search Adobe Flash Digital Compass |
Colors | Black, White, Read, and Pale Blue |
Price & Availability
The HTC First phone will be available to purchase through AT&T from April 12th for $99.99 on a two-year contract agreement. It will hit Europe markets in the coming months via EE and Orange networks.