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Jul 14, 2011, 3:05 PM by Eric M. Zeman

HTC's Status for AT&T incorporates a 'Facebook' button to make social sharing easier. Does the Status rate a 'Like' from Phone Scoop? Find out in Phone Scoop's full review of HTC's latest Android smartphone.

For the true social butterfly, there's nothing more important than Facebook and its hub of interactivity. For Facebook addicts, the HTC Status offers more than simple status updates, and opens up a whole new chapter in how we choose to share things with our social circles.

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About the author, Eric M. Zeman:

Eric has been covering the mobile telecommunications industry for 17 years at various print and online publications. He studied at Rutgers Newark and University of Kentucky, and has a degree in writing. He likes playing guitar, attending concerts, listening to music, and driving sports cars.

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HTC Status

2.6" display 480 x 320 pixels
S1 MSM7227 processor
1,250 mAh battery
Memory Card Slot, Hardware Text Keyboard, Headphone Jack (3.5mm)

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JAYSENPR

Jul 31, 2011, 3:57 PM

HATE FACEBOOK

👿 WHY DONT THEY MAKE SOMETHING USEFULL LIKE A 911 BUTTON!!!! INSTEAD THEY WASTE MONEY ADDING A FACEBOOK BUTTON -__- ,,, HATE U FACEBOOK

thau

Like a fb option on the comment of JAYSENPR Like This!

seanb209

Jul 21, 2011, 1:53 PM

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psycros

Jul 14, 2011, 10:07 PM

Another "almost" for portrait QUERTY joy on AT&T

The short version:

1. Add a trackpad like Blackberry.
2. Lose the stupid FaceBook button, shift keyboard downward and enlarge the screen.
3. ???
4. Profit!

The long version:

Portrait QUERTY users are almost inevitably Blackberry users. Why? Because you can actually compose and edit messages on them quickly. BB has the winning combo of an ergonomically perfect keyboard and a cursor controller. The OS is also tailored to the relatively small screen. If HTC wanted to own RIM's consumer business overnight, they'd only need to release a clone of the Motorola Droid Pro, or something akin to a larger Palm Pre - but with a better keyboard and a trackpad! Moto could accomplish this even easier, but they haven't gotten ...
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evolver812

It's QWERTY look at the top row of your keyboard. And who uses a track pad with a touch screen?

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