<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
is	O
an	O
Android	B-Application
smartphone	B-Application
released	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
press	O
event	O
held	O
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Serving	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
Facebook-oriented	O
devices	O
HTC	B-Application
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
and	O
only	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
to	O
be	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
own	O
user	O
interface	O
layer	O
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
,	O
in	O
lieu	O
of	O
HTC	B-Application
's	O
own	O
Sense	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
considered	O
compelling	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
a	O
mid-range	O
phone	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
display	O
quality	O
and	O
its	O
optional	O
use	O
of	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
beneath	O
the	O
default	O
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
overlay	O
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
was	O
panned	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
poor	O
camera	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
removable	O
storage	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
also	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
similarly	O
underwhelming	O
reception	O
faced	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
released	O
two	O
low-end	O
smartphones	B-Application
that	O
provided	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
social	O
networking	O
service	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
the	O
keyboard-equipped	O
HTC	B-Application
Status	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
larger	O
slate	O
HTC	B-Application
Salsa	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
phones	O
featured	O
Facebook	B-Application
's	O
apps	O
pre-loaded	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Application
integration	O
within	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
interface	O
and	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Facebook	B-Application
key	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
sharing	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
founder	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
endorsed	O
the	O
two	O
devices	O
in	O
a	O
pre-taped	O
statement	O
during	O
their	O
unveiling	O
,	O
and	O
promised	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
more	O
"	O
Facebook	B-Application
phones	I-Application
"	O
in	O
the	O
near	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
details	O
began	O
surfacing	O
about	O
a	O
collaboration	O
between	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
HTC	B-Application
known	O
as	O
"	O
Buffy	O
"	O
(	O
after	O
the	O
television	O
series	O
Buffy	B-Application
the	I-Application
Vampire	I-Application
Slayer	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
Android	B-Application
that	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
deeply	O
social	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
was	O
first	O
leaked	O
out	O
by	O
an	O
HTC	B-Application
insider	O
towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2012	O
that	O
had	O
claimed	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
then	O
called	O
"	O
Opera	O
UL	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
1280x720	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Adreno	O
305	O
graphics	O
processor	O
with	O
the	O
Snapdragon	B-Architecture
1.4	O
GHz	O
CPU	O
system	O
on	O
chip	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
known	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
actual	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2013	O
,	O
reports	O
indicated	O
that	O
HTC	B-Application
was	O
preparing	O
to	O
unveil	O
a	O
Facebook-oriented	O
smartphone	B-Application
with	O
the	O
revised	O
codename	O
"	O
Myst	O
"	O
;	O
this	O
mid-range	O
device	O
was	O
reportedly	O
pre-loaded	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
Facebook-developed	O
user	O
interface	O
layer	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Renderings	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
device	O
leaked	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
revealing	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
and	O
its	O
official	O
name	O
as	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
and	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
were	O
unveiled	O
at	O
a	O
Facebook	B-Application
news	O
conference	O
held	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
on	O
April	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
is	O
a	O
mid-range	O
smartphone	B-Application
which	O
uses	O
a	O
dual-core	O
,	O
1.4GHz	O
Qualcomm	B-Architecture
Snapdragon	I-Architecture
400	O
processor	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
LTE	O
,	O
a	O
2000	O
mAh	O
battery	O
,	O
1	O
GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
16	O
GB	O
of	O
non-expandable	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
First	O
uses	O
a	O
4.3-inch	O
720p	O
Super	B-Application
LCD	I-Application
display	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
5-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
1.6-megapixel	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
's	O
exterior	O
uses	O
a	O
rounded	O
,	O
minimal	O
design	O
with	O
three	O
capacitive	B-Device
buttons	O
below	O
its	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
in	O
black	O
,	O
light	O
blue	O
,	O
red	O
,	O
and	O
white	O
color	O
finishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
runs	O
Android	B-Application
4.1.2	O
"	O
Jelly	O
Bean	O
"	O
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
layer	O
developed	O
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
that	O
heavily	O
integrates	O
with	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
consists	O
of	O
a	O
home	O
screen	O
and	O
lock	O
screen	O
replacement	O
known	O
as	O
Cover	O
Feed	O
(	O
which	O
aggregates	O
content	O
posted	O
by	O
friends	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
along	O
with	O
notifications	O
from	O
other	O
apps	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
message	O
users	O
(	O
via	O
either	O
Facebook	B-Application
or	O
SMS	O
)	O
from	O
any	O
app	O
using	O
the	O
"	O
Chat	O
Heads	O
"	O
overlay	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
overall	O
experience	O
that	O
is	O
oriented	O
towards	O
social	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
smartphone	B-Application
to	O
include	O
the	O
recently	O
acquired	O
Instagram	B-Application
as	O
a	O
pre-loaded	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
support	O
for	O
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
is	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
(	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
select	O
HTC	B-Application
and	O
Samsung	O
models	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Chat	O
Heads	O
feature	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
standalone	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
app	O
)	O
,	O
integration	O
with	O
certain	O
system	O
functions	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
display	O
non-Facebook	O
notifications	O
on	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
)	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
First	O
due	O
to	O
technical	O
limitations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
is	O
disabled	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
reverts	O
to	O
a	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	O
experience	O
;	O
the	O
First	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
HTC	B-Application
device	O
since	O
the	O
T-Mobile	B-Application
G2	I-Application
to	O
offer	O
a	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
interface	O
and	O
not	O
ship	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
HTC	B-Application
Sense	I-Application
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dieter	O
Bohn	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
gave	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
a	O
7.9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
receiving	O
high	O
marks	O
in	O
most	O
categories	O
except	O
for	O
its	O
camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
design	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
comfortable	O
size	O
and	O
shape	O
by	O
contrast	O
to	O
larger	O
flagship	B-Device
Android	I-Device
phones	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
display	O
that	O
was	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
resolution	O
,	O
good	O
color	O
reproduction	O
and	O
"	O
ridiculous	O
"	O
viewing	O
angles	O
(	O
but	O
still	O
being	O
hard	O
to	O
use	O
in	O
direct	O
sunlight	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
First	O
's	O
camera	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
better	O
than	O
expected	O
for	O
a	O
low-end	O
phone	O
,	O
but	O
produced	O
"	O
muddy	O
"	O
photos	O
and	O
"[felt]	O
like	O
a	O
throwback	O
to	O
an	O
earlier	O
age	O
when	O
smartphones	B-Application
were	O
nigh-useless	O
in	O
the	O
dark.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
's	O
functionality	O
was	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
good	O
for	O
casual	O
users	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
switch	O
back	O
to	O
a	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
4.1	O
interface	O
was	O
considered	O
"	O
stunning	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
compromise	O
for	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
Nexus	B-Device
devices	O
with	O
LTE	O
support	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alex	O
Roth	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
gave	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
a	O
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
build	O
quality	O
and	O
operating	O
system	O
(	O
feeling	O
that	O
the	O
First	O
could	O
"	O
develop	O
a	O
sort	O
of	O
second	O
life	O
as	O
the	O
mid-range	O
of	O
choice	O
among	O
Google	O
geeks	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
stock	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
LTE	O
support	O
)	O
and	O
considering	O
it	O
to	O
possibly	O
be	O
"	O
the	O
last	O
decent	O
dual-core	O
handset	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
"	O
glorified	O
screensaver	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
camera	O
's	O
low	O
quality	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
shutter	O
button	O
(	O
which	O
Roth	O
believed	O
would	O
have	O
made	O
sense	B-Application
on	O
a	O
Facebook-oriented	O
phone	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
13	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
reports	O
surfaced	O
that	O
AT&T	O
had	O
only	O
sold	O
15,000	O
units	O
of	O
the	O
First	O
since	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
planning	O
to	O
discontinue	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
reception	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
Home	I-Application
from	O
both	O
users	O
and	O
T	O
's	O
sales	O
representatives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
issues	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
First	O
on	O
the	O
British	O
carriers	O
EE	O
and	O
Orange	O
was	O
indefinitely	O
delayed	O
so	O
Facebook	B-Application
could	O
focus	O
on	O
making	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
Home	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Time	O
named	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
47	O
"	O
lamest	O
moments	O
in	O
tech	O
"	O
for	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
ReadWrite	O
similarly	O
named	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Top	O
10	O
Tech	O
Failures	O
"	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
like	O
Carrie	O
Underwood	O
in	O
the	O
remade	O
Sound	O
of	O
Music	O
Live	O
!,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
First	I-Application
smartphone	B-Application
started	O
out	O
as	O
an	O
intriguing	O
concept	O
that	O
attempted	O
to	O
shoehorn	O
something	O
very	O
popular	O
(	O
Facebook	B-Application
)	O
into	O
a	O
familiar	O
vehicle	O
(	O
a	O
smartphone	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
