Rating 3.5 84 reviews
Manufacturer: HTC
review.goodgearguide.com.au
14 years ago

HTC ChaCha Android phone

The HTC ChaCha offers smart integration with Facebook and also possesses an excellent physical keyboard. Its small screen will frustrate users keen on mobile Web browsing, but if you can live with these drawbacks, the ChaCha is very good value for money. If you're a heavy Facebook user, and you're looking for an affordable smartphone, HTC claims it has the answer for you. The HTC ChaCha combines a full QWERTY keyboard and touchscreen with a dedicated Facebook button that allows easy integration with the world's most popular social networking service. Although the keyboard is a winner and the Vodafone-exclusive ChaCha is good value at this price, its small screen will frustrate those keen on Web browsing.
Pros:
  • Smart Facebook integration
  • Excellent design and keyboard
  • Smooth and polished software
Cons:
  • Small and cramped screen
  • Mediocre Web browsing experience
  • Vodafone exclusive
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Cnet
14 years ago

HTC ChaCha

Bucking the trend of skinny black boxes is an endeavour with as many risks as rewards, but HTC takes a punt with the new ChaCha Android smartphone, and we definitely think that it pays off.
Pros:
  • Cute design with a premium finish
  • Facebook is integrated well
Cons:
  • Small screen is problematic
  • Some apps appear sideways
  • Average battery life and camera
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PC Magazine
14 years ago

HTC Status (AT&T)

Facebook the world, two lines of text at a time! The $49 HTC Status, the country's first "Facebook phone," entices you to share everything you're doing by pressing its softly glowing dedicated Facebook logo button.
Pros:
  • Beautiful hardware
  • Terrific keyboard
  • Dedicated Facebook button makes accessing the world's most-popular social network easy
Cons:
  • Slow
  • Tiny, cramped screen
  • Incompatible with many third-party apps
  • Difficult battery cover
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CNET
14 years ago

HTC ChaCha

The ChaCha makes a strong first impression, but this hasn't stayed with us through the review process. HTC does a great job or redesigning its Sense UI for the small screen of the ChaCha, but we can't help wishing that it had just given us a bigger screen, instead.
Pros:
  • Cute design with a premium finish
  • Facebook is integrated well
Cons:
  • Small screen is problematic
  • Some apps appear sideways
  • Average battery life and camera
Read more on CNET
CNET
14 years ago

HTC Status

The HTC Status is the country's first-ever "Facebook phone." Designed in collaboration with Facebook, the Status was first introduced at Mobile World Congress in the form of the HTC ChaCha .
Pros:
  • The HTC Status is a well-made phone with a fantastic QWERTY keyboard and a slight bend to the body that makes texting that much easier
  • The Facebook button works as advertised, and it could be a great asset to anyone who's a Facebook fanatic
Cons:
  • The HTC Status has a tiny screen, with hard-to-read text and tedious scrolling
  • It also has an odd landscape-mode screen as a default, which makes portrait-only apps rather problematic to use
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Gizmodo
14 years ago

HTC ChaCha Facebook Phone Review: Let's Just Pretend This Isn't It

The FACEBOOK PHONE is here. As it turns out, it's a lot like a non-Facebook phone – a small Android phone with an astoundingly excellent keyboard. It just happens to have a Facebook button! Does this matter? Not much, no.
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MobileTechReview.com
14 years ago

HTC Status

The HTC Status is AT&T's affordable Android QWERTY messenger. It competes with the HP Veer 4G and QWERTY features phones, and it's priced right at $49 with a 2 year contract. The smartphone's design is pleasing and interesting: it has a curve that not only looks cool but feels good against the face,...
Pros:
  • Rare QWERTY bar design
  • compact and affordable
Cons:
  • Small screen
  • not terribly fast
Read more on MobileTechReview.com
PC World
14 years ago

HTC Status Review: A Phone for Facebook Fanatics

Seriously addicted to Facebook? The HTC Status ($50 with a two-year contract from AT&T), which debuted at Mobile World Congress as the ChaCha , keeps...
Pros:
  • Comfortable keyboard
  • Excellent
Cons:
  • Call quality uneven
  • Small
  • low
Read more on PC World
Pocketnow
14 years ago

HTC ChaCha Review

This February HTC announced the HTC ChaCha together with the HTC Salsa - two social network-oriented Android phones - in Barcelona at the Mobile World Congress . The Internet and the blogosphere in general called them "Facebook phones" due to their dedicated Facebook buttons as well as the deep...
Pros:
  • + Excellent build quality
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Android Guys
14 years ago

If Facebook is your thing, you will probably be interested in the HTC Status from AT&T. To start, here is a general overview of the Status. The specs include: The HTC Status is the American version of the HTC ChaCha, which is available in Europe.
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