HTC’s Facebook phones revealed in purported press images

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It looks like the puzzle surrounding the much rumored “Facebook phones” is now beginning to come together thanks to a pair of purported press shots revealed on Monday. Mobile blog pocketnow.com has obtained what appears to be two official mock-ups depicting upcoming Android smartphones from HTC. The most notable feature found on each of these unannounced devices, of course, is the presence of a dedicated Facebook button complete with the Facebook logo. It is unclear what the function of the Facebook button might be, though it seems apparent that the smartphones will feature deep integration with the popular social network. Earlier reports regarding these devices suggested they might launch as Facebook-branded smartphones built for the company by HTC, but Facebook later denied the claims. BGR also exclusively reported possible additional details surrounding the devices last last month. While the phones will apparently not launch as Facebook-branded devices, it is still possible that other details from previous reports are accurate. According to pocketnow.com’s report, the full touchscreen device seen above will launch as the HTC Icon while the QWERTY-equipped smartphone seen after the break will be the HTC Snap 2.

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29 Comments
  • Winner

    first

    • Cer

      And, when sorting comments by Newest First, last.

  • Scott

    Those are some UGLY phones! I hope this isn’t true. Why not just make it apart of SENSE and send an update to their phones, with of course the option to turn it off. That seems like a much better idea!

    • android

      Agreed.

  • http://techAU.tv techau

    The ‘Facebook’ icons look very Photoshopped and flat, compared to the raised buttons on the rest of the phone.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Simon-Yu/100000989859895 Simon Yu

    HTC Legend anyone?

  • Anonymous

    Please remind me why is Facebook doing this?

    • Cer

      Increased users = increased ad revenue = increased $$$

      The real question is why does HTC think it’s a good idea to sully their brand with this crap.

  • http://twitter.com/mnguyea David Nguyen

    Buy why…why…I have a little thing called a Facbook App. I don’t really need to know what my friends are doing 24 hrs a day and I don’t want them to know either. I guess it will be targeted towards the tweens that don’t understand the definition of privacy.

    Instead of making a phone maybe they could make a kick butt app. I’ll pass.

  • http://twitter.com/byroncheng Byron Cheng

    I would contend that the lack of a dedicated camera button on a facebook phone is a huge mistake

    • al bundles

      Why didn’t they replace that useless(used once) search button with a dedicated facebook button instead… I call BS

  • Sj

    wow, a dedicated button to launch my FB app…sounds awesome /sarcasm

  • Anonymous

    At last, a decent looking qwerty phone.

    Be better if the button was a Google button. xda-dev will be my friend on this one i hope.

    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6HpRLyzMY Walter Sobchak

      That’s what the little button that looks like a magnifying glass is.

      • Anonymous

        Its a search button.

        I mean something that pops up menu for Maps/Gtalk/Gmail/Market/Search..

  • http://twitter.com/chrisdazzo Chris Randazzo î„«

    So like, a Desire HD mini and a Peek? lol

  • MattS

    no…just no.

  • Anonymous

    Dumbest thing i ever saw

  • Roberto Virga

    Is the volume rocker on the left or on the right? Something just doesn’t add up in these pictures.

  • Anonymous

    *#&@ facebook

  • Anonymous

    Lmao why can’t facebook addicts just have an icon on their homescreen? It’d be the same thing! Haha wow HTC bend over for Facebook a little more. I hope for humanity’s sake that this is fake.

  • EnriquemtzDX

    FAKEEEE!!!! Lmao on the white one you can not even see the “facebook button” on the side shot!!!

  • Anonymous

    if you have a friend who specifically bought a phone for FB, unfriend them…thats the shallowest shit

  • http://twitter.com/1m_G00d Charles Andrews

    both craptastic

  • Mrwirez

    Horrible idea and a butt ugly screen.. Who really wants to be bothered constantly with a fools every thought.. NOT ME!

  • Melon

    I don’t think I’ve ever seen a worse photoshop job on this site.

  • Cer

    Oh holy god.

  • http://claimid.com/155 155

    I would immediately hack that phone, and replace the button press with a voice recording or camera button and not uninstall facebook.

  • fr3dd0

    i find it funny that people are POSTING about not wanting to keep up with people. these same people post here ALL the time so we end up keeping up with their ideas.. maybe facebook is paying HTC for the button? who really cares? you felt it necessary to post to a bunch of strangers what your opinion = OK, but someone posting to their FRIENDS on facebook = not OK? very interesting…

    by the way, i just ate the best hamburger ever…

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