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

If you're a heavy Facebook user, and you're looking for an affordable smartphone, HTC claims it has the answer for you. The 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.
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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littlegreenrobot.co.uk
14 years ago

Overall, though, the HTC ChaCha is the best attempt at a BlackBerry style Android device we've seen, the keyboard is very good, and the Facebook button inspired.
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technoodling.net
14 years ago

HTC ChaCha Review – the (un)official Facebook phone

While this is in no way the official Facebook phone, there is no doubt that the HTC ChaCha was created with Facebook users in mind. Posting wall statuses and sharing content over Facebook is what the HTC ChaCha been primed to do, and it does it pretty damn well.
Pros:
  • Built like it was a high end smartphone
  • Good Facebook integration (The Facebook chat application and the dedicated Facebook button brings the ChaCha closer to becoming a true Facebook phone
  • Highly useful and well made full QWERTY keyboard
  • Reasonably priced
Cons:
  • Screen might be too small for some people
  • HTC once again skimps on memory
Read more on technoodling.net
LAPTOP Magazine
14 years ago

HTC Status

As its name would suggest, the HTC Status is a phone dedicated to posting on Facebook. In addition to an excellent keyboard, this Android 2.3 device has a dedicated Facebook button, making it easier to tell friends what you're doing.
Pros:
  • Excellent Facebook integration
  • Clear call quality
  • Great keyboard
Cons:
  • Small screen low resolution
  • Tinny audio
  • Hard to reach battery and microSD card
  • Slow data speeds
Read more on LAPTOP Magazine
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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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
Read more on Pocketnow
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
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
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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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
Read more on CNET
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