HTC ChaCha

HTC ChaCha review

Let's get one thing straight: the HTC ChaCha is not the Facebook phone. It's not manufactured by Facebook. But let's get another thing straight, too: the HTC ChaCha is the Facebook experience And it's even endorsed to a certain extent by the King of the network, Mark Zuckerberg, who gave a sermon...

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HTC ChaCha

The HTC ChaCha's screen takes some getting used to, but the excellent Qwerty keyboard and Facebook button mean it's a very appealing device. If you already use a phone with a large touchscreen, you may find the transition to the ChaCha too painful to bear, but BlackBerry users looking for a route...

With an 800MHz processor, the HTC ChaCha is a fast, capable and comfortable handset. It's not the most stylish, but it's affordable and is packed with features – including a 5-megapixel camera, 3G/HSDPA connectivity, Bluetooth 3.0 and Wi-Fi.

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.

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.

HTC ChaCha Reviewed: QMD for Facebook Fans

This is a fairly powerful quick messaging device from HTC that runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Designed for Facebook addicts it has a full QWERTY keyboard beneath a small landscape screen much like a BlackBerry.

The ChaCha is one of a pair of FaceBook-centric phones released by HTC, and differentiates itself from the HTC Salsa- and, in fact the majority of HTC's handset range- with a hard-key keyboard that takes up half of the phone's front.

HTC ChaCha

Whether they use it as a news source, a communication hub for interacting with favourite stores and interest groups, or as a means to keep tabs on their myriad friends, chances are that someone you know is addicted to Facebook.

Review: HTC ChaCha

When we first got the ChaCha into the office, we thought it was a pretty snazzy little phone.