Acer’s first Android smartphone has begun shipping in the UK, interestingly this sleek Android handset is powered by 1GHz Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor. Acer Liquid A1 is now available and in stock with retailers like Expansys at £339.99 ($556) and Clove at £328.99 ($538) price tag.
Meanwhile, Acer Liquid A1 will packed a 3.5-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen, quadband GSM/GPRS/EDGE and triband (900/1900/2100) HSDPA, along with WiFi b/g, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR and a 5-megapixel camera. It’s a classic 12mm thick black and while color theme.
Although it is hype with Snapdragon which is capable of running 1GHz speed, Acer down-clock the processor to 768MHz to utilized the capability of 1,350mAh battery and mainly not draining it with a couple hour of usage. Its UI remains simple without further customization as done with HTC and Motorola. Likely, you would only be seeing a standard Android 1.6 donut.
Let’s just see if Acer will fit the new product line as it makes its line with its economical yet high-quality computers. Other features including WiFi b/g, a 5-megapixel camera and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR. While the processor is capable of 1GHz speeds, but Acer has underclock it to 768MHz, probably to anticipate the over warming and maintain longer battery life.
The Acer Liquid A1 has 12.5mm thick, and comes in black & white color scheme, and an Android 1.6 OS. This is the first Android smartphone for Acer. The Liquid A1 Cell Phone has begun shipping in the UK.
Acer Extensa 5230E-2913 is a 15.4-inch laptop equipped with an Intel Celeron 900 2.20GHz Processor, 3 GB Installed RAM, 250 GB Hard Drive, and SuperMulti DVDR/RW Drive. It sports a 15.4-inch widescreen LCD display that supports a 1280 x 800 resolution and an integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500M with 64MB of dedicated system memory. It runs on Windows Vista Home Premium (SP1) Operating System. Such a configuration is good enough for our daily use, so just enjoy it.
As a 15.4? laptop, the Acer Extensa 5230E-2913 is great for people who don’t move quite often, it’s ideal for gamers and entertainment fans, you’ll have wonderful experience with it.
The Acer Extensa 5230E-2913 laptop brings you with increased productivity and the enhanced reliability you need at work. Combined with indispensable Acer technologies and broad wireless connectivity, this product is a just right choice to professional users.
For your home office the Acer Extensa 5230E-2913 laptop provides the features you need while still being highly affordable. You get wireless connectivity, a built-in webcam and a 15.4” display. There’s also a Type II PC Card slot. So I think you will love this laptop too.
Features & Specs:
Processor Type: Celeron
Processor Model: 900
Processor Speed: 2.20 GHz
Standard Memory: 3 GB
Maximum Memory: 4 GB
Memory Technology: DDR2 SDRAM
Memory Standard: DDR2-667/PC2-5300
Hard Drive Capacity: 250 GB
Solid State Drive Capacity: Not Included
Optical Drive Type: DVD-Writer
Optical Media Support: DVD-RAM/±R/±RW
Screen Size: 15.40?
Graphic Mode: WXGA
Display Screen Type: Active Matrix TFT Color LCD
Widescreen: Yes
Graphics Controller Manufacturer: Intel
Graphics Controller Model: GMA 4500M
Graphics Memory Capacity: 1.65 GB
Network Technology: Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium
Maximum Battery Run Time: 2.50 Hour
Dimensions: 1.70? Height x 14.20? Width x 10.50? Depth
Package Contents: Extensa 5230E-2913 Notebook , Lithium Ion Battery , AC Adapter
Green Compliance: Yes
Green Compliance Certificate/Authority: Energy Star
The Asus P320 is the latest Windows Mobile offering by Asus. It is one of the most stylish smartphones ever made by Asus. It is very light weight at just 105 gms. The Asus P320 is amongst the cheapest Windows Mobile smartphones and does miss out on a lot of features. It has slightly better hardware specs compared to other smart phones in the same range. But it still is a good buy considering its price. In this short review, we check out whether it is worth its salt or not.
Asus P320 Specifications:
Dimensions: 99 x 55 x 13 mm
Weight: 105 gms
Display: 240 x 320 px, 2.6“ TFT, 65K Colors
Camera: 2 MP (1600 x 1200 px) Cam with AF
Chipset: TI OMAP 850 (201MHz) processor
Memory: 64 MB RAM, 128 MB ROM
Connectivity: GPRS Class 10, EDGE Class 10, WLAN 802.11 b/g, USB v2.0
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.0 with EDR
GPS: Built in GPS Receiver
OS: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Battery: Li-ion 1100 mAh
Price (Approx): $299
Pros:
Small size
Stylish Design
Good Build quality
Inexpensive
Cons:
Low RAM, Processor
Bad Camera
No 3G
No FM radio
No A-GPS
The Asus P320 is a stylish new phone and is packed with many features However it also does miss out on some important ones like 3G, A-GPS and FM radio. It also is plagued by performance problems due to its low processor speed and low RAM. Nevertheless, considering its price, it is a good deal for many who are looking for a decent smartphone with sleek looks and a small footprint and with regular Office goodies, applications, games and good multimedia capabilities.
Do you have an extra Android phone laying around want want to play with the latest HTC Sense UI for Android 2.1? The Eclair version of Sense UI that was spotted a few days ago has been leaked and already ported to all most the HTC Android phones. If you are daring and don’t mind having a phone that crashes and is missing features, you can find the Hero 2.1 ROM for the Dream, Magic, and Hero phones thanks to XDA AllDroid.org. Surprisingly, the screens come from a HTC Hero and not the Motorola Droid. This is an overwhelmingly good sign for anyone with a first generation Android phone. The Android 2.0 release date for 1st generation phones had been in question, but it now appears to be right around the corner. If Android 2.x is coming to the HTC Hero, then it should be able to be ported to other 1st gen Android phones that feature the same Qualcomm 528 MHz processor. The names spotted are as follows, Bahamas, Bravo, DesireC, Dragon, Dream, Expresso, Halo, HeroCT, HeroC, Hero, Huangshan, Incredible, Legend, Liberty, Memphis, Paradise, PassionC, Passion, Sapphire, and Supersonic.
As you can see from the list some of the names are already known to us and some are quite familiar, but there are certainly others that we have no idea of. One things for sure though this is really exciting to see more devices from HTC coming our way, especially if they are running on Android.
