HTC ChaCha

The HTC ChaCha (also known as HTC Chachacha or HTC Status) is an Android smartphone that was announced by HTC in February 2011 at the Mobile World Congress, alongside its sister phone, the HTC Salsa.

HTC ChaCha

HTC ChaCha with a physical French AZERTY keyboard
Manufacturer	HTC
First released	June 2011
Successor	HTC First
Compatible networks	AT&T
Dimensions	114.4 mm x 64.6 mm x 10.7 mm
Weight	124 grams (4.37 ounces) with battery
Operating system	Android Gingerbread 2.3
CPU	800MHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7227 processor (ARMv6)
Memory	512 MB of RAM
Storage	microSD support
Battery	Li-ion 1250 mAh
Rear camera	5-megapixel camera
Display	66 mm (2.6") Touchscreen 480x320 px
Connectivity	HSDPA/HSUPA, Wi-Fi(IEEE 802.11b/g/n)
Website	Official website

The ChaCha is primarily designed for text messaging, and also features tight integration with the social network Facebook, which includes a dedicated Facebook button below its keyboard which allows users to quickly share content on the service.^[1]

Specification

• Processor = 800 MHz processor / MSM7227 (ARMv6)
• Memory = 512 MB ROM (onboard) + microSD slot (up to 32 GB) / 512 MB RAM
• Display = 46 mm (2.6") touch-screen
• Camera = 1 x 5 MP color with flash & 1 x VGA
• Connectivity = 900/2100 MHz on HSDPA/WCDMA, Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE:850/900/1800/1900 MHz, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n), 3.5 mm stereo
• Software = Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread).^[2] Android 2.3.5 was subsequently released as a download for this phone in December 2011.

Many custom ROMs now allow unofficial updates to the device, all the way up to Android 4.4.4 Kitkat,^[3] allowing users to overcome the limitations of low internal memory and RAM.

Features

• Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread)
• Accelerometer, proximity, compass
• SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
• HTML
• Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
• Facebook dedicated key
• SNS integration
• Google Search, Maps, Gmail
• YouTube, Google Talk, Picasa integration
• MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player
• MP4/H.264 player
• Organizer
• Document viewer/editor
• Voice memo
• Predictive text input

See also

• HTC First