HTC First
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| Manufacturer | HTC |
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| First released | April 2013 |
| Predecessor | HTC ChaCha, HTC Salsa |
| Related | HTC One mini |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 126 mm (5.0 in) H 65 mm (2.6 in) W 8.9 mm (0.35 in) D |
| Weight | 123.9 g (4.37 oz) |
| Operating system | Android 4.1.2 |
| System on chip | Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 |
| CPU | 1.4 GHz dual-core Krait |
| GPU | Adreno 305 |
| Memory | 1 GB RAM |
| Storage | 16 GB Internal ROM, non-expandable |
| Battery | 2,000 mAh Li-Po |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch, capacitive touchscreen, proximity sensor |
| Display | 4.3 in (110 mm) diagonal, 1280 x 720 HD, 342 ppi |
| Rear camera | 5 MP , 1080p@30fps video recording |
| Front camera | 1.6 MP |
| Connectivity |
2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850/900/1,800/1,900 MHz |
| Website | HTC First |
2G (GSM/GPRS/EDGE): 850/900/1,800/1,900 MHz
3G (UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+): 850/900/1,900/2,100 MHz
LTE
GPS
GLONASS
Micro USB 2.0
Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP
The HTC First is an Android smartphone released by HTC on April 12, 2013. It was unveiled on April 4, 2013, as part of a press event held by Facebook—serving as a successor to a pair of Facebook-oriented devices HTC released in 2011, it is the first Android device to be pre-loaded with Facebook's own user interface layer, Facebook Home in lieu of HTC's own Sense.
While considered compelling by critics for a mid-range phone due to its display quality and its optional use of stock Android beneath the default Facebook Home overlay, the HTC First was panned by critics for its poor camera and lack of removable storage, and was also affected by the similarly underwhelming reception faced by the Facebook Home software. AT&T, the exclusive U.S. carrier of the First, only reportedly sold over 15,000 units of the device, while both ReadWrite and Time named it among the biggest failures in the technology industry for 2013.
In 2011, HTC released two low-end smartphones that provided integration with the social networking service Facebook, the keyboard-equipped HTC Status, and the larger slate HTC Salsa. The two phones featured Facebook's apps pre-loaded, along with Facebook integration within the HTC Sense interface and a dedicated Facebook key that could be used to provide quick access to sharing functions. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg endorsed the two devices in a pre-taped statement during their unveiling, and promised the possibility of more "Facebook phones" in the near future. Later that year, details began surfacing about a collaboration between Facebook and HTC known as "Buffy" (after the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer), a fork of Android that would be "deeply social".
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