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The HTC First is an Android smartphone released by HTC on April 12, 2013. It was unveiled on April 4, 2013 as part of a press event held by Facebookserving as a successor to a pair of Facebook-oriented devices HTC released in 2011, it is the first Android device to be pre-loaded with Facebook's own user interface layer, Facebook Home in lieu of HTC's own Sense. While considered compelling by critics for a mid-range phone due to its display quality and its optional use of stock Android beneath the default Facebook Home overlay, the HTC First was panned by critics for its poor camera and lack of removable storage, and was also affected by the similarly underwhelming reception faced by the Facebook Home software. AT&T, the exclusive U.S. carrier of the First, only reportedly sold over 15,000 units of the device, while both ''ReadWrite'' and ''Time'' named it among the biggest failures in the technology industry for 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://readwrite.com/2013/12/20/top-10-tech-failures-of-2013 )〕 ==Development== In 2011, HTC released two low-end smartphones that provided integration with the social networking service Facebook, the keyboard-equipped HTC ChaCha (also known as the HTC Status), and the touchscreen slate HTC Salsa. The two phones featured Facebook's apps pre-loaded, along with Facebook integration within the HTC Sense interface and a dedicated Facebook key that could be used to provide quick access to sharing functions. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg endorsed the two devices in a pre-taped statement during their unveiling, and promised the possibility of more "Facebook phones" in the near future.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/zuckerberg-promises-dozens-of-facebook-phones-this-year-928702 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.techradar.com/news/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/htc-chacha-and-htc-salsa-facebook-phones-unveiled-928660 )〕 Later that year, details began surfacing about a collaboration between Facebook and HTC known as "Buffy" (after the television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''), a fork of Android that would be "deeply social".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://allthingsd.com/20111121/the-facebook-phone-its-finally-real-and-its-name-is-buffy/ )〕 The specifications of the phone was first leaked out by an HTC insider towards the end of 2012 that had claimed the device was then called "Opera UL" with a 1280x720 screen, and an Adreno 305 graphics processor with the Snapdragon 1.4 GHZ CPU system on chip, which was later known to match the actual specifications of the final device.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.slashgear.com/zuckerbergs-facebook-phone-is-the-htc-opera-ul-claims-insider-02255367/ )〕 In early 2013, reports indicated that HTC was preparing to unveil a Facebook-oriented smartphone with the revised codename "Myst"; this mid-range device was reportedly pre-loaded with a new Facebook-developed user interface layer known as "Facebook Home". Renderings of the new device leaked on April 3, 2013, revealing the design of the phone and its official name as the HTC First.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/news/htc-first-facebook-phone-render-leaked-online-349521 )〕 Both Facebook Home and the HTC First were unveiled at a Facebook news conference held the following day on April 4, 2013. AT&T exclusively released the device in the United States on April 12, 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/htc-first/4505-6452_7-35575658.html )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「HTC First」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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