The HTC First Is Real, Launches April 12 Running Facebook Home [Video]

April 4, 2013

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HTC First

Facebook held its official event today announcing Facebook Home and revealed the HTC First, the first smartphone to run Facebook's new UI. As mentioned previously, Facebook Home runs on top of Android and users will still have access to Google Play. You can pre-order the HTC First exclusively on AT&T starting today for $99 under a new two-year contract. It officially launches April 12 and here are the specs:

4.3-inch 720p display at 1280 x 720
1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor
1GB RAM
16GB internal storage
5 megapixel rear-facing camera
1.6 megapixel front-facing camera
WiFi, LTE, Bluetooth 4.0
Facebook Home UI on top of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean

Ahead of the HTC First release, AT&T uploaded several videos showing how to use different Facebook Home features. You can watch them below and let us know in the comments if you're interested in buying the First.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWKE0HTl0ig https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKyO0hJEp-g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p_y9dAK94Q

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