{"id":18441,"date":"2013-04-01T14:35:20","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T19:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=18441"},"modified":"2024-01-18T07:07:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T13:07:37","slug":"facebook-launcher-someone-please-say-this-is-an-april-fools-gag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2013\/04\/facebook-launcher-someone-please-say-this-is-an-april-fools-gag\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Launcher? Someone please say this is an April Fool’s gag."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Screenshot via AndroidPolice.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For the last few weeks, Facebook had been rumored to be making a big April announcement. Now with just a few days before the big reveal, the good folks at AndroidPolice<\/em> seem to have gotten their hands on the APK of the upcoming Facebook phone. The short version of this story goes something like this – Another subpar-to-mediocre Facebook phone (helloooo HTC Status<\/a>) by HTC. It doesn’t look good for HTC as it’s struggling with both consumer and supplier identity issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the teardown, we can assess the following: 1. Facebook Home is nothing more than a phone specific launcher that will ship with an as yet unofficial HTC phone. 2. It’s spec sheet read like a decidedly middle of the road handset running HTC’s Sense 4.5. In terms of hardware, the new Facebook phone appears under the code name “MYST UL;”  sporting a dual-core processor, 4.3-inch screen at 720p resolution, 5MP rear camera and 1.6MP front-facing camera, 1GB RAM, running on top of Android 4.1.2. For a phone that’s been in development since 2011, it reads like a phone that’s about a year and some change out of date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the embattled HTC looks to gain back some of their mobile mind-share with the HTC One, the “MYST UL” may be the death knell for the once premiere Android manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hit the source link below for the full teardown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Source: Android Police<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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