Rumour: HTC Facebook smartphone specifications revealed

It has been quiet on the Facebook smartphone front for a while today but that may be about to change. Rumours surfaced last summer that HTC was working on a Facebook-centric smartphone. They were quickly dismissed by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. A tweet from @LlabTooFeR (the renamed @Football4PDA) today suggests that the HTC Facebook smartphone is not only still coming but also headed to AT&T.

The device is now codenamed MYST_UL but was formerly known as Opera_UL. While the new codename does not feature on a recently leaked HTC codename list, the former does.

If the tweet is accurate, the HTC Facebook smartphone will sport the following specifications:

  • Processor: 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8930
  • Operating system: Google Android 4.1.2
  • Cellular connectivity: Not specified
  • Other connectivity: 802.11 a/b/gn/ Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0
  • Display: 4.3-inch HD (1280×720)
  • Input: Dedicated Facebook button
  • Memory: 1GB RAM
  • Storage: 16GB ROM
  • Rear-facing camera: 5MP
  • Front-facing camera: 1.6MP

There are no specific details on availability and pricing at this point.

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