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After endless months of speculation, the collaboration between HTC and Facebook has finally been revealed to the world (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/04/facebook-event-liveblog/). It's not a Facebook Phone per se, it's simply a skinned Android smartphone that just so happens to bestow deep social media integration upon the OS, a move which makes the First (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/04/htc-first-announced/) -- as well as future devices that feature the newly announced Facebook Home interface -- an appropriate candidate for the term. The First will be available April 12th for $100 on AT&T, but it can be pre-ordered starting today.
While Facebook Home (http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/04/facebook-home-official-replaces-your-app-icons-with-social-info/) is taking the spotlight, let's examine the first piece of hardware it will be featured on. On the spec sheet, the First isn't going to take anybody's breath away: it's a midrange phone with 1.4GHz dual-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 1GB RAM, 5MP rear camera and 1.6MP front-facing cam, Android 4.1 and a 4.3-inch 720p display. We're just getting our hands on the device right now and will continue to offer up our First impressions, along with a full gallery of images.
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