Facebook Android Phones: Will You Buy One? Probably Not.
September 23rd, 2010
The Internet has been filled with rumors of Facebook working on their own mobile phones. Am I excited? Not really. I doubt that they’ll come up with anything novel. Still, it remains to be seen what the 4.9-billion-dollar man, Mark Zuckerberg, has up his platinum and diamond-encrusted sleeves.
Facebook is apparently not developing their own phones, but working with INQ Mobile to come up with two smartphones, which will feature heavy Facebook integration. The devices will probably tie-in with AT&T’s network and are expected to be released in Europe in the first half of 2011 and in the US in the second half.
While I think it’s an interesting idea, I can’t imagine what benefit it would have over any other smartphone with a Facebook app running on it. Besides, I don’t use Facebook all that much these days anyhow, so no, I won’t be buying one.
[via Bloomberg]
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“I don’t use Facebook all that much these days anyhow, so no, I won’t be buying one.”
Oh yes, because we all wanted to know SSSOOOO baldy if you were going to buy one! Thank you so much for putting our questions to rest.
Ugly phone…
The box is even worse. Anyway, I have an amoi phone (amoi produces rebranded inq phones), and it’s crappy, in materials and in software. I think they’re definitely not worth your money.
i have an inq chat.
and it is an absolute CRAP phone.
bugs with email, no updates possible (sweden here) and the customer support forum is flooded with complaining customers with no or poor reactions from the manufacturer.
battery runtime is 1 day max if you set email sync to 30 minutes.
the phone crashes very often.
and i didnt even use the facebook function.
it’s a crap phone and i will return it to my provider (3) next week to get a new one. and then another new one . and then another one. like all my other fellow sufferers. honestly, don’t get tempted by the sexy look, READ THE critical reviews BEFORE even thinking of buying anything from inq!
Not bad. But I’m still waiting to see more!:0
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I agree with you, I don’t get the whole facebook thing, it’s available via the internet anyway so why would you need a special phone for it?
Cheers Kerry
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