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"Specs for a new Facebook-focused smartphone have hit the web.\nNearly two years after the arrival of the HTC Status smartphone \u2014 which was a collaborative effort among HTC, Facebook and AT&amp;T and featured a dedicated Facebook button \u2014  a similar device called the HTC Myst is expected to hit the market soon. \nAccording to a report by UnwiredView, the trio of companies have partnered up once again for another Facebook-focused smartphone. Although it's not expected to debut until the spring, details about the Myst are already popping up online.\nSEE ALSO: Is Facebook the New Google+?\n\nCiting sources with a good track record, the report said the smartphone will have a 1.5GHz dual-core MSM8960 SoC processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of storage (no microSD). The device will run on Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and a 4.3-inch display, as well as a 5 megapixel rear-facing camera and a 1.6 megapixel front-facing camera.\nIt will also come pre-loaded with various Facebook software, such as the app, Facebook Messenger and Instagram.\nAlthough it's long been rumored that the social network has been working on a branded smartphone of its own, founder Mark Zuckerberg said last year a Facebook phone would be \"the wrong strategy\" for the company.\n\"Let\u2019s say we build a phone,\" he said. \"We\u2019re not, but if we did, we could maybe get 10 to 20 million people to use it \u2026 It doesn't move the needle for us.\"\n\"The strategy we have is different from every other tech company [like Apple] that\u2019s building their own hardware system \u2014 we\u2019re going in the opposite direction.\"\nWould you buy a Facebook-focused smartphone? Let us know in the comments.\nImage via iStockphoto, Franckeporter"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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