Vodafone is reportedly prepping an entry level Facebook Phone, in a bid to compete with the HTC ChaCha.
That’s according to Unwired View, which got its hands on an snapshot (right) of Voda’s so-called “Facebook Phone”. It may look a lot like HTC‘s effort, but according to the tech spies, it’s an “entry level handset” and won’t run Google’s Android OS. However, it will arrive equipped with a full QWERTY keypad, and a dedicated Facebook key.
With a focus on the social-network, Facebook’s features will be tightly-knit into its feature-phone OS, as shown in the blurrycam snap. This’ll offer instant access to Facebook Chat, Messages and Photos and Contact, although we’re not so sure what those other icons point to.
Other specifications include also a landscape display, a rear-facing camera, and what looks like a front-facing videocall cam.
The unnamed handset is expected to launch in “most of the markets” where Facebook is available, which luckily for us, means it’ll be hitting the UK. It’s pricing and release date is still to be confirmed, although it’s likely to be available on pay as you go.
