Vodafone has launched the world’s first designated prepaid phone with Facebook built in.
The Vodafone 555 Blue has been developed in collaboration with Facebook, which runs from the moment the customer turns on the phone. Facebook messages appear in the handset’s inbox alongside texts and email, while photos taken with the phone’s 2 megapixel camera can be shared with friends on Facebook with a single click.
Facebook friends’ profiles are automatically synchronised in the phone’s address book, and the device updates regularly in the background, flagging new items on the homescreen and quickly loading them when opened. 
A customisable Facebook ‘F’ button can be assigned to one of a number of tasks, including instantly posting a status update with photos from the gallery or with links from the browser. Other features include a 2.4-inch landscape display, QWERTY keypad, and Opera Mini 5 web browser.
“Facebook wants to make every phone social, and Vodafone has taken the integration of Facebook to the next stage for an affordable mobile device with the Vodafone 555 Blue,” says Henri Moissinac, Facebook’s head of mobile business. “We’re really happy that Vodafone will distribute this phone globally and we hope to do much more with them to bring the mobile, social internet to people everywhere.”
