HTC ChaCha Review, Specs, Price, cell phone reviews, HTC ChaCha is a smartphone that uses the Android operating system V2.4 Gingerbread. HTC ChaCha is equipped with 2.6-inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard.
HTC ChaCha powered by a 600MHz processor and 512MB of RAM support. HTC ChaCha is also equipped with a 5 megapixel camera, WiFi b / g / n, support for 3G networks with HSDPA and HSUPA, A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, and microSD slot up to 32GB.
Design
The HTC ChaCha’s price is lower than the one of the HTC Salsa, and its build is accordingly mid-range as a result. It does still feel well put together with no squeaking, creaking or cracking in sight. The screen’s small at 2.6 inches, though the full sized QWERTY kind of makes up for it. The blue, white and silver colour scheme won’t be for everyone, but feels quite young, ‘Facebooky’ and cohesive. With an odd bend in the centre of the phone where the screen meets QWERTY, the HTC ChaCha sits in the hand well, and when face down on a surface, neither screen or keyboard make contact with it preventing wear and tear.
HTC’s ChaCha is blessed with just 2.6 inches of landscape screen. Fortunately for this smartphone however, size isn’t everything, with its HVGA resolution (480×320) delivering a very good level of detail, leaving its main Android competitor, the Samsung Galaxy Pro two steps behind. You can also expect good viewing angles and some responsive interaction, which is great. Sadly, with the reformatted landscape Sense UI and tiny screen, much of the type is too small for comfortable reading, so might not be ideal for those with visual impairments.
In stark contrast to the slew of candybar phones taking a minimalist approach to physical keys, the HTC ChaCha has 46, not to mention the four capacitive buttons located under the screen. The majority of these physical keys can be found on the four tiered QWERTY, each key isolated and curvaceous with a pearly feel. Above the QWERTY lies a call and an end button while the Facebook button sits at the lower right hand side of the phone’s front. Side step to the left side of the HTC ChaCha for the volume rocker and microUSB port, while up top is a power button and headphone jack.
Camera
We were underwhelmed with the 5-megapixel camera on the HTC ChaCha, finding its color settings made an unusually ominous purple mess of the sky. Happily the ChaCha’s identical-resolution snapper does a better job. As we’ve often lamented about HTC handsets, the output in general is less impressive – megapixel for megapixel – than some rivals can manage, but the shots are good enough for Facebook sharing certainly. Curiously, they look far better off-device than viewed on the ChaCha’s screen: sometimes we thought photos would be hopelessly blurred based on the short preview, only to find the end result was fine.
There’s still some blotchiness and exposure inaccuracy, but it’s reasonable for an entry- to mid-tier handset. Colors are clear and the touch-focus system – which also works during video recording – is swift. Video clips, meanwhile, are limited to 720 x 480 resolution but are crisp and audio pickup is good.
Phone and Battery
The ChaCha is blessed with both a clear earpiece and a loud speaker for hands-free use, though the latter does acquire some crunchy static at the top end of its volume. Perhaps it’s the curve of the phone, but callers said we were coming through loud and clear; of course there’s also Bluetooth for hands-free use
Battery life is rated at up to 420 minutes of WCDMA talktime (up to 450 minutes GSM) or up to 660 hours of WCDMA standby (up to 430 hours GSM) from the 1,250 mAh battery. That’s almost 300 mAh less than the Salsa offers, though of course there’s a smaller display to power too. Overall, we managed to get through a day and a half or so of use, with Facebook and Twitter set to their default updates, push Gmail active, and some use of the browser, camera, Google Maps and other apps.
HTC ChaCha Price :
(USD) $334.71 approx.
HTC ChaCha Specifications:
• 2.6-Inches TFT Touchscreen
• Android 2.4 OS (Gingerbread)
• 600Mhz Qualcomm Processor
• Full QWERTY Keyboard
• 512 MB of RAM& 512 of MB ROM
• MicroSD/SDHC Card Support upto 32 GB
• Bluetooth 3.0 with A2DP
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
• 5 MP Front Camera with LED Flash
• VGA Rear Camera
• HSDPA @ 7.2 Mbps & HSUPA @ 384 Kbps
• Battery-Power: 1250 mAh
• GPS & A-GPS Support
• Built in online service support for Twitter & Facebook
