The HTC ChaCha is the perfect companion for those mobile users that crave superhero social skills and the ability to share information with friends at the touch of a button. And for the first time on a HTC Sense Android phone, Facebook Chat is at the front and centre of the software. Read on to find out how this social saviour is going to get you more connected with your friends than ever before.
Innovative integration
Like Batman’s silky cape and Superman’s unmistakeable haircut, there’s no way you can possibly miss the HTC ChaCha’s distinctive Facebook button. Nestled at the bottom of the QWERTY keyboard, this bright blue button holds the key to the phone’s social superpowers.
Whatever activity you happen to be indulging in – be it taking a photo, recording a video or surfing the web – tapping this button will instantly post whatever you’re looking at to your Facebook account, so your friends (and arch enemies) can see exactly what all the fuss is about. There’s no need to drop out of what you’re doing to launch another application – the HTC ChaCha is so hyper-intelligent it does all of the hard work for you, making the act of sharing a pleasure rather than a chore.
Not only that, but the HTC ChaCha comes with an entire phalanx of Facebook-focused applications, including a cool clock widget which uses status updates as the ticker, and a calendar app which highlights upcoming events and birthdays based on your Facebook friend’s information. If Bruce Wayne had a phone like this then Commissioner Gordon wouldn’t need the Bat Signal anymore – he could just poke the Dark Knight on his HTC ChaCha and send him a calendar reminder.
Finger-friendly functionality
Touchscreens are all well and good, but when you have digits as large as the Incredible Hulk’s, you sometimes need something with a little more precision. The HTC ChaCha’s QWERTY keypad boasts big, friendly buttons and allows you to type faster than Spiderman can cast a web around his enemies.
Such devilishly astonishing speed is a must when you possess the degree of connectivity the HTC ChaCha affords. When you’re fighting crime, or you know, at a gig, you need to update your Facebook status as quickly as possible, and for that task you can’t beat good, old-fashioned physical keys. It’s also ideal for tapping out lengthy emails and text messages. In fact it turbo-charges your text input to such a degree that your mates will suspect you’ve undergone some form of super-soldier training, but purely for your fingertips.
Chatty Champion
Communication is a key part of any budding superhero’s daily routine, and when equipped with the HTC ChaCha in your utility belt, you’re never more than a few presses away from your legion of allies. Using the built-in Facebook Chat homescreen widget you can converse effortlessly with companions, and the app even allows you to group friends together, so you can form your very own Justice League and touch base with your fellow crime-fighters at a moment’s notice. And with heaps of instant messaging apps available for free on the Android Market, you’re not just limited to your mates on big blue – just about every chat platform with any traction boasts Android smartphone support.
Of course, because the HTC ChaCha is a HTC product, you can also expect to find the critically-acclaimed Sense user interface stalking in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to pounce and streamline your social world in one fell swoop. As well as combining all of your social update news into one single ‘Friend Stream’, Sense uses highly-tuned telekinetic powers to even predict when you want to silence your handset (Well, you have to turn your phone over to stop the ringer, but the effect is just as impressive) – so dismissing your sidekicks once you’ve briefed them is just as easy.
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