HTC will release the HTC First which is an upcoming Android smart phone expected on 12th April, 2013. On 4th of April this handset was unveiled in a press event conducted by Facebook. This is the first android handset which promises to be preloaded with the user interface interaction layer of Facebook. This will be similar to one everyone sees in their PC. Here we are going to know about the HTC First Features and HTC First Specifications of HTC First Handset.
HTC First Features and Specifications
General
HTC First has a form factor of touch bar. On a 2G network it works using GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz band and a 3G network on HSDPA 850/900/900/1900/2100 MHz band. Dimensions of the handset are 126 x 65 x 8.9 mm (4.96 x 2.56 x 0.35 in) and have a weight of 123.9 gm. It will be available in Black, White, Red, or Pale Blue colors.
Display
The smart phone has a 4.67 inches Super LCD Capacitive touch screen consisting of 16 M colours. It has a display size of 1280 x 720 pixels with a density of 342 ppi. Some of the display features are multi-touch screen, HTC Sense 4.5 and Facebook home. Few sensors in this device are Tri- Axis Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor and Gyro Sensor.
HTC First Camera
One of the interesting HTC First Features is its camera. The primary camera consists of 5 MP along with auto focus and LED flash. The front camera consists of 1.6 MP which can be used to take wide angle photos. The smart phone takes video at 1080p at 30 frames per second. Video formats supported in this device are MP4, H.264, H.263, AVI and WMV.
Processor
HTC First runs on a dual core 1.4 GHz Krait processor which processes amazingly fast. The chipset of this device is Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 and its GPU consist of Adreno 305. The handset does come with cool feature but what keeps us in suspense is the HTC First Price.
OS and RAM
Another cool HTC First Specifications is about its operating system. It runs on Android 4.1 version which is known as Jelly Bean. It is known as Facebook Phone because, it features latest Facebook Home User Interface. The device runs Java based apps via Java MIDP Emulator. Android Browser and HTML5 help users to browse the internet. The handset comes with 1 GB of LPDDR2 RAM and with an internal storage of 16 GB.
HTC First Specifications (Additional)
HTC First Specifications also includes Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, microUSB v2.0
A-GPS support and GLONASS, NFC Support, HSPA+ support, GPRS/EDGE.
HTC One Price
One thing which concerns everyone is the HTC First Price which is expected to be $533.3 (approx) for unlocked version. Facebook Friendly HTC First Price in US at AT&T is $99 on a 2-year contract. HTC One price in India is expected in range of Rs 45000.
As it can be seen the device HTC First does promise a lot. It has cool features and good hardware specification which cannot disappoint the buyer. HTC has always been and will be good in production of its quality based products.
HTC First Specifications and Features
[check_list]- Dimension: 126x65x8.89 mm, 124 gm weight
- Android 4.1.2 JellyBean Operating System
- Facebook Home UI
- Qualcomm MSM8930 Snapdragon 400 Chipset
- 1.4 GHz Krait Dual Core Processor
- Aderno 305 GPU
- 1 GB RAM
- 4.3 inch Super LCD capacitive touchscreen
- 720p resolution Display
- 16 GB internal Storage
- Bluetooth v4.0
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
- microUSB v2.0
- A-GPS support and GLONASS
- NFC Support
- HSPA+ support, GPRS/EDGE
- 5 MP rear camera with auto focus, LED flash
- 1080p@30fps Full HD Video Recording
- 1.6 MP front facing camera
- Accelerometer, proximity, gyroscope, compass Sensors
- Non-removable 2000 mAh Battery
HTC First Video
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