HTC Unveils ChaCha and Salsa with One-Touch Facebook Access, Specs Within

I think these two HTC smartphones are the closer you can get (at this moment) as a Facebook phone. Each phone has a unique one-touch Facebook access button. Press Release and specifications after the break.

HTC UNVEILS TWO SOCIAL PHONES WITH
ONE-TOUCH FACEBOOK® ACCESS

HTC raises the bar for mobile social phones with HTC ChaCha™ and HTC Salsa™

BARCELONA, SPAIN – Mobile World Congress – February 15, 2011 – HTC Corporation, a global designer of smartphones, today announced two new phones built entirely to be social, combining the simplicity, ease-of-use and depth of HTC Sense™ with the power and connectivity of Facebook®.

As part of an extended portfolio of six new HTC Sense-based devices being unveiled at Mobile World Congress, HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa feature a dedicated Facebook® button for one-touch access to the key functions of the Facebook service that are integrated throughout the HTC Sense experience.

“HTC has always understood that different people want different things and the new HTC ChaCha and Salsa offer special new ways to experience Facebook on a mobile device,” said Peter Chou, CEO of HTC Corporation. “With more than 500 million active users worldwide, Facebook has become synonymous with the social web and we wanted to create the ultimate socially connected phones with mass market appeal.”

“We have worked closely with HTC for several years on bringing Facebook to their devices and HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa are the next stage,” said Henri Moissinac, Head of Mobile Business for Facebook. “HTC has brought Facebook to these two new devices in an innovative way enabling people to connect and share easily whenever they want, wherever they are.”

The Facebook button on HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa is context-aware, gently pulsing with light whenever there is an opportunity to share content or updates through Facebook. With a single press of the button, you can update your status, upload a photo, share a Website, post what song you are listening to, ‘check in’ to a location and more. For example, you can take a photograph of friends on your phone and upload it instantly to Facebook by simply pressing the button. Or let your friends know what song you’re listening to by pressing the button while listening to music on the phone. The track is automatically identified and shared on Facebook.

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The new devices feature Android Gingerbread 2.3.3, the latest version, and use the latest iteration of HTC Sense to integrate Facebook throughout the HTC Sense experience. When you make a phone call, the dialer screen displays your friend’s latest status and photos, and even tells you if their birthday is approaching. The same updates are also displayed when you receive a call from a Facebook friend. You can also use your phone’s existing contacts to help you connect with them on Facebook or personalize your handset further with a number of new, Facebook-branded widgets.

The HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa smartphones make it simple to stay in touch with your friends using Facebook Chat and Messages on your phone. Your Facebook messages and conversations are integrated within your phone and appear within your text and email inboxes alongside your regular conversations.

Stay connected with the smartphone for the Facebook generation – HTC ChaCha

The HTC ChaCha smartphone is designed to provide a seamless, social experience by enabling you to stay in touch with your friends anytime, anywhere. The unique tilt design shapes the display and physical QWERTY keyboard so it is easy to view and comfortable to type. Capture special moments in crisp, High-Definition detail or video chat with your friends using the dual cameras, including a 5-megapixel color camera with auto focus and LED flash and a VGA front-facing camera. The ChaCha smartphone also brings the Internet to your fingertips with a 2.6-inch, 480 x 320 resolution landscape touch screen.

Your Facebook friends never felt closer – HTC Salsa

Boasting the same deep Facebook integration as the HTC ChaCha smartphone, the HTC Salsa smartphone provides a fast, high-performance smartphone experience. Capture the moment in high-resolution stills or video with the 5-megapixel camera and immediately share it with friends on the generous 3.4-inch, 480 x 320 resolution touch display. Upload your photos to Facebook at the touch of a button. For face-to-face conversations on the move, the VGA forward-facing camera enables high-quality video calling.

Availability

The HTC ChaCha and HTC Salsa smartphones will be available to customers across major European
and Asian markets during Q2 2011. In the United States, HTC plans to bring this unique user
experience to market later this year exclusively with AT&T.

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About HTC

HTC Corporation (HTC) is one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry. By putting people at the center of everything it does, HTC creates innovative smartphones that better serve the lives and needs of individuals. The company is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under ticker 2498. For more information about HTC, please visit www.htc.com.

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HTC, the HTC logo, HTC ChaCha, HTC Salsa, and HTC Sense are the trademarks of HTC Corporation. All other names of companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks
of their respective owners.

Specs

HTC ChaCha Specifications

Processor

  • 600 MHz

Platform

  • Android™ with HTC Sense™

Memory

  • ROM: 512 MB
  • RAM: 512 MB
  • The actual available internal phone storage may differ depending on the software configuration of your phone

Dimensions

  • 114.4 x 64.6 x 10.7 mm

Weight

  • 120g (with battery)

Display

  • 2.6-inch touch screen with 480 x 320 resolution

Network

  • HSPA/WCDMA 900/2100 MHz
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • Upload speed of up to 384kbps and download speed of up to 7.2 Mbps

GPS

  • Internal GPS antenna

Sensors

  • G-Sensor
  • Digital compass
  • Proximity sensor
  • Ambient light sensor

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth® 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer
  • A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
  • PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
  • Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
  • 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
  • Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Camera

  • 5 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and LED flash
  • VGA front camera

Audio supported formats

  • Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
  • Recording: .amr

Video supported formats

  • Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9)
  • Recording: .3gp

Battery

  • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
  • Capacity: 1250 mAh
  • Talk time: Up to 420 minutes for WCDMA and up to 450 minutes for GSM
  • Standby time: Up to 660 hours for WCDMA and up to 430 hours for GSM
  • All subject to network and phone usage

Expansion slot

  • microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

AC adapter

  • Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
  • DC output: 5V and 1A

Please note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice

HTC Salsa Specifications

Processor

  • 600 MHz

Platform

  • Android™ with HTC Sense™

Memory

  • Internal phone storage: 512 MB
  • RAM: 512 MB
  • The actual available internal phone storage may differ depending on the software configuration of your phone

Dimensions

  • 109.1 x 58.9 x 12.3 mm

Weight

  • 120g (with battery)

Display

  • 3.4-inch touch screen with 480 x 320 resolution

Network

  • HSPA/WCDMA 900/2100 MHz
  • Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
  • Upload speed of up to 384kbps and download speed of up to 7.2 Mbps

Sensors

  • G-Sensor
  • Digital compass
  • Proximity sensor
  • Ambient light sensor

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth® 3.0 with FTP/OPP for file transfer
  • A2DP for wireless stereo headsets
  • PBAP for phonebook access from the car kit
  • Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
  • 3.5 mm stereo audio jack
  • Standard micro-USB (5-pin micro-USB 2.0)

Camera

  • 5 megapixel colour camera with auto focus and flash
  • VGA front camera

Audio supported formats

  • Playback: .aac, .amr, .ogg, .m4a, .mid, .mp3, .wav, .wma (Windows Media Audio 9)
  • Recording: .amr

Video supported formats

  • Playback: .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .avi (MP4 ASP and MP3), xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3)
  • Recording: .3gp

Battery

  • Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
  • Capacity: 1520 mAh
  • Talk time: Up to 474 minutes for WCDMA and up to 540 minutes for GSM
  • Up to 530 hours for WCDMA and up to 445 hours for GSM
  • All subject to network and phone usage

Expansion slot

  • microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)

AC adapter

  • Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz
  • DC output: 5 V and 1 A

Please note: Specifications are subject to change without prior notice

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