Acer F1. Smartphone with power as well as looks
Computer manufacturer Acer will soon be hitting the shelves with their first ever mobile phone. The tentatively named Acer F1 was recently shown at the Computex exhibition in Taiwan. When the phone was first announced back in February, many scoffed at Acer’s plans (nobody ever likes an upstart newcomer!), but from what we’ve seen Acer’s smartphone will more than hold its own when it’s released in September.
Named after their obsession with Formula 1 (Acer have numerous tie-ins with the BAR-Honda and Ferrari teams), the Acer F1 plans to live up to its codename thanks to one of the most talked-about pieces of technology today, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processor. The Snapdragon is rated at 1Ghz. By comparison, the iPhone 3G S’s ARM processor is rated at 620 MHz. This means the slick Windows Mobile 6.5 OS should pose no problem at all. Snapdragon also helps video, GPS, 3G, and Bluetooth all run more smoothly than ever before. Animations, transitions and everything else you can think to do will flow seamlessly.
Features include:
- A massive 3.8 inch TFT touchscreen display with 480 x 800 pixels
- HSDPA 7.2Mbps
- GPS
- Wi-Fi
- 3.5mm headset jack, well positioned at the top of the handset
- FM radio
- 5MP autofocus camera with LED flash
Don’t want to take our word on how good the Acer F1 could be? Then have a look at this Acer F1 review here. Or just take a look at the video below…
