First look at the INQ Facebook enabled Android Phone “Cloud Touch” [Update] ~ GoAndroid

So all that talk about INQ’s Android powered Facebook phone was not full rubbish, there is a lot of truth in it. British company INQ is actually working on an Android smartphone named Cloud Touch [previously reported], which will deeply integrate Facebook functions.
INQ channel manager Andrew Bennet showed off an early build of the device to folks over Techcrunch today. You can check out the demo video later in the post. According to Andrew, INQ Cloud Touch will reach International markets in May, with US availability later in the year. With Aircel’s partnership with INQ, we might even see the device soon in India.
Techcrunch wasn’t the only one getting the INQ love; folks over Mashable too got the preview of this device, and the specs too with a series of images.
INQ Cloud Touch Specifications:

Android 2.2
Qualcomm 7227 600MHz processor
5MP camera
1300mAh battery
3.5-inch HGVA touch screen

INQ will release Cloud Touch with Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy in UK, while it is still in talks with telecom carrier for a US release. Company is also working on a QWERTY version of the phone, which will be called Cloud Q with 2.6 inch display.

Update: INQ just made the phones official, find the press release below:

INQ Phones Bring Facebook® to Life on Two New Social Mobiles
INQ announces two new Androids; INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q
Facebook comes alive with a homescreen Visual Media Feed for video, pictures, web pages and newsfeed
Spotify client is default music player accessed through a dedicated “Spotify” key
INQ Cloud Touch available first in the UK in April, through The Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy
LONDON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, INQ Mobile delivered an all-new Facebook mobile experience with two new Android devices, the INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q. Built for people worldwide who use Facebook as their primary means of communication, they deliver a fully live Facebook experience built around INQ’s Visual Media Feed.
“The INQ Cloud Touch is a perfect example of how the next generation of phones will be built – from the cloud up – and we’re excited to make Spotify a part of that.”
The result of close collaboration with Facebook, INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q feature all new apps for Facebook on mobile. The new apps leave behind the mobile paradigm of text based status updates and deliver a rich media feed to the homescreen.
The homescreen is a visual Facebook feed for clicking through friends’ updates, pictures, videos and web pages. There are one-touch links to Facebook Chat, Friends, Messages, Wall and Notifications. Facebook Single Sign On is activated across the phones and people can check in to their favorite shops, restaurants and clubs with Facebook Places, also active on the homescreen. Facebook Events fully integrates with the Google Calendar on both devices.
The phones are the first mobiles to use the Facebook social graph API, making it easy for people to follow updates from the friends they interact with most.
The default music player on the INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q is Spotify, and all Spotify features are available to subscribers through a dedicated Spotify key.
Frank Meehan, INQ’s CEO, said: “We started the ‘Social Mobile’ category 3 years ago with the Skypephone and INQ1, as we believed integrating the internet was the future of mobile. Since then, Facebook has evolved from a social network to become an incredibly powerful global communications platform. Speed and simplicity of access to things you love is our DNA, so our next step is to make it even easier for people to experience the richness of Facebook – all from the homescreen. The power of the Facebook platform enables us to make the INQ Cloud Touch a deeply immersive social mobile experience.”
Meehan added: “We also love Spotify, an amazing service that brings the benefits of the ‘cloud’ to consumers, so we made it even easier for Spotify customers to access their music. INQ is all about enhancing the mobile experience, using the power and flexibility of Google’s brilliant Android platform which ultimately makes all this possible.”
Henri Moissinac, Head of Mobile Business for Facebook said: “The INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q bring Facebook to people with a single touch while they are mobile and demonstrate the power of socially aware devices. INQ has built an innovative and easy to use set of features that enable people to use common Facebook interactions such as viewing photos and videos, chat, message, and check-in to their favorite businesses all from the home screen.”
Spotify CEO and Founder, Daniel Ek, said: “The INQ Cloud Touch is a perfect example of how the next generation of phones will be built – from the cloud up – and we’re excited to make Spotify a part of that.”
Graham Stapleton, Chief Commercial Officer for Best Buy Europe said: “The arrival of these new INQ devices in the UK is hugely exciting for customers. We all know mobile phones are no longer about just making calls, and a new generation of customers is now entering the market for whom this is especially true. They grew up with Facebook and Spotify and expect their mobiles to offer a fully integrated social media experience. The new INQ mobiles offer one of the best, most integrated Facebook experiences I’ve seen so far, and I’m thrilled we’ll be able to offer them exclusively to our customers.”
The INQ Cloud Touch is a 3.5” HGVA, Android 2.2 touch device, and the INQ Cloud Q is a 2.6” Android 2.2 touch Qwerty. Both offer high levels of smartphone functionality in a sleek package at affordable prices for the mass market. The INQ Cloud Touch will be available in Q2 2011, and INQ Cloud Q will be available Q3 2011, only at The Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy.
INQ Cloud Touch specifications:
Software
Android Froyo 2.2 platform
Built with a modular approach making upgrade to Gingerbread easy
Instant Messaging for WLM, G-Talk and Facebook Chat
Free push email across major domains, including Microsoft Exchange
Info Key to quick access to key handset functions
Fast unlock for quick access to key functions
Backup and sync, plus firmware upgrades to later software releases
Hardware
Processor: Qualcomm 7227 chipset, 600MHz
Triband HSPA (7.2/ 5.76Mbps), Quadband GSM, EDGE + WiFi
Size: 3.5” inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen display with extended 10mm touch strip
Memory: 4MB with option to add more
5 MP autofocus camera
1300mAh battery
WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth, GPS, FM Radio, accelerometer, compass, ambient light and proximity sensors
MicroUSB charging, 3.5mm audio jack.
Accessories included: 4GB microSD Card, Travel Charger & USB Cable, Stereo Headset, Quick Start Guide
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