The HTC ChaCha
The HTC ChaCha is a new handset recently released by HTC and is dubbed “The Facebook Phone.” While that may lead you to believe this phone is in some way associated with the popular social network, much like the Google phone that came out a few years ago, it is sadly not. It is, however endorsed by the creator of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg due to the innovative “Facebook Button” which makes it simple and easy to update your own Facebook profile at the touch of a button. This new button coupled with the fantastic QWERTY keyboard and touch screen make this phone a sure fire hit with the youth of today who use social networks religiously and up until now have used Blackberry phones, hence why this HTC has a Blackberry type keyboard.
This assault on a large part of Blackberry’s market share is a great move, with Blackberry’s operating system waning and Android taking over the world, HTC have made a sound business decision to try and tempt kids onto their phones while increasing their ever growing business in the UK and the rest of the World. All this business planning and accumen would mean nothing if the phone didn’t live up to the hype, thankfully it does and in this review we’ll show you why.
Firstly the HTC ChaCha is a mid range phone, meaning it is not here to compete with the powerhouses of the smartphone world, it is here to offer a cheaper alternative while still having enough hardware and usability to make it a very attractive option. Let’s start with the specs of the phone; it has a very reasonable 800 MHz CPU processing speed, 512 MB of storage, 5 MP camera with auto focus and LED flash, VGA front camera, Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery with roughly 400 minutes of talk time and up to 640 hours standby time. All this is not bad at all considering this phone can be picked up for free when you get a contract at £18.00 per month.
So the specs look good and the price point of the phone is sure to attract a lot of interest but how good is the phone to use? Well if you enjoy social networks and socializing via these networks or via online messenger/text messaging then the phone really is a blast to use! Thanks to the very nice QWERTY keyboard, which I prefer to keyboards on the range of Blackberry phones, it really is a joy to browse Facebook and talk to my friends, plus the touch screen is great when browsing content websites.
Having fun online and interacting via social media and Facebook really is what this phone is all about; an all in one device that is intuitive, easy to use and very easy to type messages to your friends via Facebook, Twitter or any other social media for that matter and that special “Facebook Button” makes it even easier to upload and share content with your friends. Uploading pictures is a breeze, just associate your ChaCha with your profile and any time you want to post a pic to an album, on your wall, or on your friends wall you simply find the picture on your phone and press the button. Your ChaCha will do the rest, no messing around and no fuss – just seamless and intuitive. This works well for other aspects, for instance when you listen to music you can hit the button and the artist and track will show up on your profile/wall, you can even integrate other social media such as Twitter and use the “Facebook Button” to easily post updates.
All in all if you are hooked, like many people, to Facebook and want to share your life with your online friends then the HTC ChaCha is a phone that you will really get a lot of use and enjoyment out of and at such a low price point it has never been better to get a smartphone like this one. While I think this phone is great for users of Facebook, if, like me you do not use the social network often then, needless to stay your money is better spent
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