HTC First review: The socialite

19 April 2013
Announced alongside the Facebook Home launcher, the HTC First for AT&T is the first smartphone to feature the social network’s Android add-on out of the box. Launching a dedicated “Facebook phone” isn’t an unfamiliar affair for HTC...

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  • pitbull_person12
  • Rup
  • 10 Aug 2013

I honestly hate this phone, so many different this goes wrong with this phone.

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    • blacterian
    • 3sE
    • 16 Jun 2013

    Pls what is d nigerian price for. Htc first

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      • 1234
      • t1$
      • 05 May 2013

      The phone's design and it's UI are both boring.

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        • wajid khan
        • KIh
        • 04 May 2013

        Great phone for people who want a newer phone with stock android on it who use ATT, and just disable EFFBook

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          • tony
          • 7wB
          • 27 Apr 2013

          AnonD-139503, 25 Apr 2013I loved the phone! I hope Samsung pay a lot for doing such ... moreThe issue is with the UI. We are htc fans we want the amazing sense UI in this midrange phone. Facebook UI is really boring.facebook UI can be disabled but what we will get is the stock android UI. which doesnt worth for us.

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            • AnonD-139503
            • vI2
            • 25 Apr 2013

            I loved the phone! I hope Samsung pay a lot for doing such fake reviews using students... Afterall, the phone is quietly brilliant... :)

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              • yan
              • j8w
              • 22 Apr 2013

              AA, 20 Apr 2013Facebook wasn't happy with all the data that they grab from... moreand the nexus phone is useless.? LOL

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                • yan
                • j8w
                • 22 Apr 2013

                Anonymous, 22 Apr 2013ultra pixels?this is not the htc one...

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                  • AnonD-77462
                  • i8j
                  • 22 Apr 2013

                  will this phone be on the market for other countries, like in Europe? Like to have a sim card?

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                    • AnonD-31561
                    • LpF
                    • 22 Apr 2013

                    AntiComplainer, 20 Apr 2013I know, secret tracking is everywhere. That is why I never ... moreLOL you're mental to think anyone would want your personal information. For what besides ads? Ads are what make services free.

                    Do you think Google needs your SMSs for what?

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                      • Anonymous
                      • mjP
                      • 22 Apr 2013

                      ultra pixels?

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                        • Anonymous
                        • uHP
                        • 22 Apr 2013

                        It seems like a good mid-range Android phone, especially if you disable the Facebook Home.

                          First The HTC one pricing and now this. Why don't they just shut down the company and make it easy on themselves. Won't say too much, but given the chipset, I believe that the phone is certainly a bit overpriced by say $50 or so.
                          an IPS display of lower resolution would have served better. Such high ppi only ends up adding to CPU and GPU burden. They could have easily made a winner mid range handset at $350, but instead they come up with this. The pricing gives me an idea that they believe that the facebook launcher actually adds to the value of the phone, which I would entirely disagree upon.

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                            • AnonD-80645
                            • vbx
                            • 21 Apr 2013

                            jey it doesn't lag.. i said it lacks in few features and apps. just comparison to IOS and android. However it cover all basic feature you need.

                            And I have re flashed it very recently and its working very cool.

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                              • AnonD-252
                              • J5N
                              • 21 Apr 2013

                              Widgets and shortcuts and settings and weather and messages and... on the lockscreen, why?
                              I would not want anyone to read my messages... without having to unlock my phone, and is it really so hard to swipe away that lockscreen to reach the start-screen?
                              Today everyone is moving away from the lockscreen as a lock of the phone, to being a new start-screen/home that replace the original start-screen/home, why?

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                                • Anonymous
                                • RKk
                                • 21 Apr 2013

                                Actually, Due to stock android this device could be pretty nice.

                                Plus I like its form-factor/size.

                                But the first hing I do on this phone will be to disable facebook home and install Holo launcher :P

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                                  • Plato
                                  • gG6
                                  • 21 Apr 2013

                                  Since this is only the First review, i'll wait for the second one...hehe!

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                                    • MdN
                                    • p41
                                    • 20 Apr 2013

                                    AntiComplainer, 20 Apr 2013I know, secret tracking is everywhere. That is why I never ... moreSimilar here. Symbian user here by the way, and when it's no longer available I'm going back to S40.

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                                      • AnonD-80645
                                      • vbx
                                      • 20 Apr 2013

                                      Would love to suggest.. but can you please elaborate what good quality means to you...?

                                      Good build quality or good OS..... Generally I know people want both but you have to pen down your priorities on paper and then see which phone full fill those requirement.

                                      I have an Nokia N9... It lacks in many areas but it full fill my needs.

                                      Cheers.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • v0X
                                        • 20 Apr 2013

                                        Htc first is dedicated for the hardcore comment posters of gsmarena, especially those who love gs4 & htc kne