Nobody (almost) wants Facebook's new smartphone

This afternoon will take place the presentation of the new device of the Palo Alto social network, the smartphone of Facebook It seems that it will finally hit the market, under the name HTC First. This would include the interface Facebook Home, thus being the first device to carry it. Of course, it seems that no one, or almost no one, would be interested in buying the terminal.

At least, that is what a survey reveals in which 82% of the participants have revealed that they would not be interested in buying the new phone. It is something quite obvious, although certainly not for the 3% of respondents who think that the «Facebook Phone»Would be the perfect device for them. 12%, on the other hand, are more cautious, and do not prefer to wait for the characteristics of the device to be known before having an opinion on it.

The truth is that the Facebook phone does not make much sense to users. Let's think that the application of the social network for Android has never worked very well, and that installing it becomes an obligation. Seen like this, centering an entire phone on Facebook wouldn't seem like the smart thing to do.

However, they can still play with a factor. Currently the number of users with an account in Facebook it is immense, a detail that will always be in your favor. And if we add to this a very cheap price, then the situation changes. It was said that the Facebook Phone, or now the HTC First, could be aimed at a young audience, perhaps because their economic situation is not exactly what allows them to have the best mobile phone in the world in most cases. Suppose they launched a device whose price was less than 200 euros, or will be around 150 euros. With balanced technical specifications and that price, it could become a best seller, and it would not be so weird if that was the strategy of Facebook. Be that as it may, it seems that this afternoon could be very decisive in the future of the smartphones of Facebook.