MWC: HTC Salsa Facebook mobile - Review

Barcelona, Feb 16: How about a dedicated Facebook phone that offers all features of a high-end smartphone? Yes, the answer to this is the new HTC Salsa Facebook phone. Taiwan smartphone maker HTC has announced the launch of its new HTC Salsa smartphone, which features a dedicated 'Facebook Button', at the ongoing 2011 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona.

The Salsa smartphone is the second HTC phone to have been given the brand of a Facebook Phone after HTC's ChaCha. It has a 3.4-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with 320 x 480 pixels resolution. This smartphone runs on Google Android 2.4 Gingerbread operating system and is powered by a 600 MHz processor.

HTC Salsa offers a five megapixel camera at rear with LED flash and a VGA camera at front. The dedicated Facebook key offers one-touch access to the Facebook platform and ensures 24X7 connectivity to the site. This new HTC mobile also offers Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 512 MB ROM.

Unlike the HTC ChaCha, Salsa lacks a QWERTY keypad, but the touchscreen counters this by offering a full keypad. Along with 512 MB RAM, the HTC Salsa also offers 32 GB micro SD support.

HTC Salsa Specifications & Features:
* 3.4-inch TFT capacitive touchscreen (320 x 480)
* HTC Sense UI
* Google Android 2.4 Gingerbread OS
* 5 MP Camera with LED flash
* Front VGA camera
* 600 Mhz processor
* Facebook Button
* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
* 3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 384 Kbps
* Bluetooth
* MicroUSB 2.0
* 32 GB micro SD support
* Li-Ion 1520 mAh battery

HTC is yet to announce the official release date and price of HTC Facebook phones ChaCha and Salsa. It is expected that these smartphones will hit the market by 2011 Q2 mid. Stay tuned for more updates.

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