Top 5 Facebook Phones in Australia

The best choice if you are a Facebook fan! INQ worked very closely with folks at Facebook to create this phone.  You can see your newsfeed, chat with friends, share your photos, links, music and videos, update your status and even scroll through a list of most frequently visited contacts (how do they know that!) right from the home screen. It runs Android 2.2 with mid range hardware - 3.5” screen, 600 MHz processor and 5 MP camera. And comes with the *best* predictive messaging we’ve ever seen in a phone. 

HTC Salsa is a well designed Facebook phone with a full touchscreen. It has a dedicated button that takes you straight to Facebook with a single press and evenlights up each time there is occasion to share something. It runs Android 2.3 on an 800 MHz processor. The screen is 3.4” and the camera is 5MP. It is a strong contender for the top spot, but it is not able to match the seamless Facebook integration of INQ Cloud Touch. 

 The ChaCha is very similar to Salsa except for the full QWERTY keyboard and a smaller screen. The keyboard is great if you like long conversations, but it does take up a lot of real estate on the phone face. The phone runs Android 2.3 with Sense UI customized for the 2.6” screen. Facebook integration is similar to the Salsa including the dedicated hardware button.

 The Facebook app for the iPhone covers all the basics – news feed, share photos and links and update status, but there have been some stability issues. For all you chat-aholics, Facebook recently launched a new Messenger app that integrates cleanly with the online chat feature.

Google Nexus S runs the Facebook app for Android without any additional manufacturer customization. It is similar to the iPhone app and covers most frequently used actions, though it does lack some features. Users can share content from anywhere within the phone in a couple of clicks, and that is perhaps sufficient for all but the die hard fans.