Feature set summary for HTC ChaCha review
The dedicated Facebook button places social networks at the core of the device, plus it has a five-megapixel snapper, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, HSDPA and a real-world QWERTY keyboard
Style and handling summary for HTC ChaCha review
Not everyone will like the white chassis, but the HTC ChaCha still sits nicely in both the hand and the pocket
Battery power summary for HTC ChaCha a review
HTC claims the ChaCha offers 420 minutes of talktime - but we still ended up charging it every day
Performance summary for HTC ChaCha review
If you're a big fan of social networking, there are few better handsets for you, although you might find the 2.6in touch-screen makes the experience a bit limited
User friendliness summary for HTC ChaCha review
For those with bigger hands, some care will need to be taken if you're texting, and the smaller display won't allow you to carry out those big feather swipes that HTC users are accustomed to
Full Review and Specification for the HTC ChaCha
It's no novelty accessing Facebook by mobile phone - indeed it's amazing how quickly the social network site has become a part of daily life for so many of us - with most of our activity taking place via a mobile device. And now comes the HTC ChaCha (as well as its stablemate the Salsa), which has social networking at its core - as well as Android Gingerbread.
CHECK OUT THE HTC CHACHA DEALS HERE
The ChaCha comes clothed in a bright white chassis, which you'll either love or hate. We'll leave you to decide, but we must say that the reverse side of the handset picked up marks really quickly - we put the handset down on a newspaper for 10 minutes or so, and found the ink has smudged on the handset. We were able to rub it off with a bit of effort, but even so...
Touch-display
With a screen of 2.6inches, the HTC ChaCha's is the smallest display ever to feature the HTC Sense user interface. While we do have issues with its size, we do like the fact that HTC has reconditioned its apps to fit the display.
On the downside, you won't see so much of your text when you're inputting emails, and unless you're incredibly patient, you'll probably not want to download Angry Birds! But on the upside, setting up push email was really simple (including Gmail and Hotmail) - and new messages are shown by a flashing green light at the top of the device - rather like the BlackBerry range.
The screen is tilted at a small angle, which we imagine is to allow you to see better when using the keyboard or looking at your reflection - honestly, it's true, the handset has a mirror app onboard. The screen is one of the more expensive capacitive touch-display, with four touch icons along the bottom for settings menu, home, search and back. The display impressed with its responsiveness - and we liked the fact that it has HTC's new unlock facility.
This new feature of HTC's phones allows the user to simply nudge the power button on top of the device, when you will be asked to pull a virtual ring in the centre of the display. The ring can be pulled onto one of four customisable shortcuts along the base of the screen and that will unlock the handset and open up your chosen app. The only problem is the small display - you're limited to making short movements, rather than long swipes, that can prove rather frustrating in use.
Another nifty feature of the Sense user interface is that you can personalise your handset with lots of different skins. Scene settings are labelled - the corresponding apps are preset on the home screens. For instance ‘social' places HTC's integrated social networking feed (Friend Stream) on one home screen, while ‘play' places a music player on one. There are seven home screens on each theme, so you can add on your choice of apps, shortcuts and widgets.
Different dancers
So what exactly is the difference between HTC's Salsa and the ChaCha? A first look will answer that - the ChaCha has a keyboard. The Salsa is operated solely by touch-screen, while the ChaCha has a neat QWERTY keyboard, which may cause you to compare it to the Curve and BlackBerry Bold ranges. There is still a touch-display - but it's just 2.6in. Also the keyboard is a bit squashed - which may or may not be a problem. If you have big hands it might be an issue, but a female friend managed to text away quite happily - even so, we'd have preferred to see keys that are more raised.
Common punctuation marks - commas and full stops and so on - have keys but they also share a function - for instance, the full stop key is also a shortcut for the snapper. If you want to enter less common punctuation such as apostrophes, you need to push the FN button in the left-hand bottom corner first - it slows you down a little, but otherwise the keyboard would have to be far bigger, so there it is. We also really like the four individual cursor buttons.
We were quite impressed by the five-megapixel snapper with LED flash - although the small screen does not help. It's really there for you to take snaps to upload to Facebook. So it's unlikely to please a keen amateur photographer - and do bear in mind that the ChaCha automatically updates photos you take onto Facebook, unless you tell it not to - this could prove embarrassing, we fear!
Network niceties
But on to the heart of the ChaCha - the social networking facility. If you've already read our HTC Salsa review you'll know already how it works. At the bottom of the handset is a physical Facebook button, which features the Facebook logo. This means you can post updates to either yours or friends' walls really quickly.
But what we really like is the fact that you can instantly share a webpage with your Facebook friends by just pushing the Facebook button. Not only that, but it is possible to add a comment or even alter the thumbnail picture, although we had a bit of difficulty when we tried to do that. This also works with video you're viewing, tunes you're listening to, or photos. Hold down the Facebook key and you'll find you can check in using Facebook Places - and a post will be updated on your profile. You can gain a more detailed Facebook experience by using the preloaded app, and Facebook Chat also gets a look-in.
Chat is another way to connect to friends although it often went offline, and then the phone logged us back in without us realising. This meant that when we went to our PC, we ended up being greeted by a load of conversation windows awaiting our replies. As well as Facebook, HTC offers Twitter in the form of its Peep client, which lets you mention, message and tweet just as you might on a laptop or PC. With all this stuff happening behind the scenes, you will find the battery drains of power quite quickly.
CHECK OUT THE HTC CHACHA DEALS HERE
Our conclusion
Judging by the number of adverts we've seen, it seems that HTC is definitely pushing the ChaCha rather than the Salsa, which seems odd to us, as we think the Salsa is the better performer. Both manage to keep social networking at their heart - but the small screen lets down the ChaCha, leaving the touch-screen controlled Salsa ahead of the game. The ChaCha is available from Three where it is free on the One Plan. For £29 a month you will receive get 2000 texts, 5000 minutes and unlimited texts.
The dedicated Facebook button places social networks at the core of the device, plus it has a five-megapixel snapper, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, HSDPA and a real-world QWERTY keyboard
Style and handling summary for HTC ChaCha review
Not everyone will like the white chassis, but the HTC ChaCha still sits nicely in both the hand and the pocket
Battery power summary for HTC ChaCha a review
HTC claims the ChaCha offers 420 minutes of talktime - but we still ended up charging it every day
Performance summary for HTC ChaCha review
If you're a big fan of social networking, there are few better handsets for you, although you might find the 2.6in touch-screen makes the experience a bit limited
User friendliness summary for HTC ChaCha review
For those with bigger hands, some care will need to be taken if you're texting, and the smaller display won't allow you to carry out those big feather swipes that HTC users are accustomed to
Full Review and Specification for the HTC ChaCha
It's no novelty accessing Facebook by mobile phone - indeed it's amazing how quickly the social network site has become a part of daily life for so many of us - with most of our activity taking place via a mobile device. And now comes the HTC ChaCha (as well as its stablemate the Salsa), which has social networking at its core - as well as Android Gingerbread.
CHECK OUT THE HTC CHACHA DEALS HERE
The ChaCha comes clothed in a bright white chassis, which you'll either love or hate. We'll leave you to decide, but we must say that the reverse side of the handset picked up marks really quickly - we put the handset down on a newspaper for 10 minutes or so, and found the ink has smudged on the handset. We were able to rub it off with a bit of effort, but even so...
Touch-display
With a screen of 2.6inches, the HTC ChaCha's is the smallest display ever to feature the HTC Sense user interface. While we do have issues with its size, we do like the fact that HTC has reconditioned its apps to fit the display.
On the downside, you won't see so much of your text when you're inputting emails, and unless you're incredibly patient, you'll probably not want to download Angry Birds! But on the upside, setting up push email was really simple (including Gmail and Hotmail) - and new messages are shown by a flashing green light at the top of the device - rather like the BlackBerry range.
The screen is tilted at a small angle, which we imagine is to allow you to see better when using the keyboard or looking at your reflection - honestly, it's true, the handset has a mirror app onboard. The screen is one of the more expensive capacitive touch-display, with four touch icons along the bottom for settings menu, home, search and back. The display impressed with its responsiveness - and we liked the fact that it has HTC's new unlock facility.
This new feature of HTC's phones allows the user to simply nudge the power button on top of the device, when you will be asked to pull a virtual ring in the centre of the display. The ring can be pulled onto one of four customisable shortcuts along the base of the screen and that will unlock the handset and open up your chosen app. The only problem is the small display - you're limited to making short movements, rather than long swipes, that can prove rather frustrating in use.
Another nifty feature of the Sense user interface is that you can personalise your handset with lots of different skins. Scene settings are labelled - the corresponding apps are preset on the home screens. For instance ‘social' places HTC's integrated social networking feed (Friend Stream) on one home screen, while ‘play' places a music player on one. There are seven home screens on each theme, so you can add on your choice of apps, shortcuts and widgets.
Different dancers
So what exactly is the difference between HTC's Salsa and the ChaCha? A first look will answer that - the ChaCha has a keyboard. The Salsa is operated solely by touch-screen, while the ChaCha has a neat QWERTY keyboard, which may cause you to compare it to the Curve and BlackBerry Bold ranges. There is still a touch-display - but it's just 2.6in. Also the keyboard is a bit squashed - which may or may not be a problem. If you have big hands it might be an issue, but a female friend managed to text away quite happily - even so, we'd have preferred to see keys that are more raised.
Common punctuation marks - commas and full stops and so on - have keys but they also share a function - for instance, the full stop key is also a shortcut for the snapper. If you want to enter less common punctuation such as apostrophes, you need to push the FN button in the left-hand bottom corner first - it slows you down a little, but otherwise the keyboard would have to be far bigger, so there it is. We also really like the four individual cursor buttons.
We were quite impressed by the five-megapixel snapper with LED flash - although the small screen does not help. It's really there for you to take snaps to upload to Facebook. So it's unlikely to please a keen amateur photographer - and do bear in mind that the ChaCha automatically updates photos you take onto Facebook, unless you tell it not to - this could prove embarrassing, we fear!
Network niceties
But on to the heart of the ChaCha - the social networking facility. If you've already read our HTC Salsa review you'll know already how it works. At the bottom of the handset is a physical Facebook button, which features the Facebook logo. This means you can post updates to either yours or friends' walls really quickly.
But what we really like is the fact that you can instantly share a webpage with your Facebook friends by just pushing the Facebook button. Not only that, but it is possible to add a comment or even alter the thumbnail picture, although we had a bit of difficulty when we tried to do that. This also works with video you're viewing, tunes you're listening to, or photos. Hold down the Facebook key and you'll find you can check in using Facebook Places - and a post will be updated on your profile. You can gain a more detailed Facebook experience by using the preloaded app, and Facebook Chat also gets a look-in.
Chat is another way to connect to friends although it often went offline, and then the phone logged us back in without us realising. This meant that when we went to our PC, we ended up being greeted by a load of conversation windows awaiting our replies. As well as Facebook, HTC offers Twitter in the form of its Peep client, which lets you mention, message and tweet just as you might on a laptop or PC. With all this stuff happening behind the scenes, you will find the battery drains of power quite quickly.
CHECK OUT THE HTC CHACHA DEALS HERE
Our conclusion
Judging by the number of adverts we've seen, it seems that HTC is definitely pushing the ChaCha rather than the Salsa, which seems odd to us, as we think the Salsa is the better performer. Both manage to keep social networking at their heart - but the small screen lets down the ChaCha, leaving the touch-screen controlled Salsa ahead of the game. The ChaCha is available from Three where it is free on the One Plan. For £29 a month you will receive get 2000 texts, 5000 minutes and unlimited texts.
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