Comments on: Acer A1 Priced, Dated And Liquified

By: Istari

Istari — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:34:15 +0000

As an OS android may be capable Vs anything other than the iphone and perhpas winmo but the apps all look like they have very basic graphics… what’s with that?

Will they ever get the look and quality feel of iphones apps or are they just not capable?

RE: The A1, at least it doesn’t have a slide qwerty -because pandering to business users, technophobes and the obese fingers is not a good strategy for long term growth.

By: jeremy

jeremy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:13:52 +0000

@David: no I want nothing to do with verizon ever again since my last encounter with them. My wife works for tmob so I get cheap service and yearly discounts.

@togusa: you nailed it, 4 inches at least with trackball, front facing cam, snapdragon or better, 5 row qwerty, and of course plain new android 2.0. Could this be the rumored google phone? I hope so…. after all…… google had a hand in the g1. Maybe they will make a super G1.

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:44:28 +0000

X10 has many shortcomings compared to Droid
1)No Flash,so no camera/video capture at night
2)Android 1.6 vs Droid has Android 2.0
3)No Ambient Light sensor( Display brightness automatically adjusts as per the outside light – dark vs bright )
4)No Voice activated google maps navigation
5)Video capture for X10 is at lower resolution then Droid
6)Biggest of all: No physical keypad
7)Price for X10 is more then four times of Droid
8)Comes with only 8GB transflash vs Droids 16GB transflash card

By: josh

josh — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:57:06 +0000

well I’ve looked at the network frequencies and it doesn’t seem to support T-Mobile 3g. so i guess in American market it seems to support at&t network… god when is T-Mobile going to get a decent android phone to replace my G1 with. All the other handsets on T-Mobile are just a little bit better then the G1. And that’s not enough to put down 300 or 400 dollars on.

By: yanzzah

yanzzah — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:53:51 +0000

@twrock… well said. there are heaps better contenders in handheld field. who cares’bout acer.

By: yanzzah

yanzzah — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:50:16 +0000

well, not too bad from Acer, but i think they are good in notebooks and pc hardwares not comm handheld. can’t beat Xperia, no way. Sony Ericsson Rocks!!!

By: A man

A man — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:30:34 +0000

@daniel

I see you’re also spreading rumors about it being cheap without official statements. As maddmatt02 states, the X1 also had a rather high price tag. For the time being, who should we look towards for the truth? You? Nah. I’ll rely on history and the experts for the time being until more info is spread on the subject.

By: nickdeuva

nickdeuva — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:18:09 +0000

@bking

That’s how it works on the Droid. Long press on Home button gives the last 6 apps used, whether they’re open or not.

By: maddmatt02

maddmatt02 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:34:22 +0000

@daniel over on androidcentral they show the X10 is priced at $879 and in the same article its told that “WMExperts spent a good $867 on the XPERIA X1 earlier this year”

By: bking

bking — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:20:15 +0000

@Craig
Isnt that how it currently works? If I hold my home button down I get a 2×3 window showing the last 6 apps I used….?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:34:15 +0000

A Man: Just follow my URLs in the comments on the article about the X10 price. I think it’s rather low spreading rumors about it being expensive, without official statements.

By: Meijin

Meijin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:10:46 +0000

You can read this test for the Acer Liquid but it’s french ;)
http://www.frandroid.com/6314/prise-en-main-du-acer-liquid/

By: A Man

A Man — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:35:34 +0000

And to you, Daniel, I ask the same question.

By: twrock

twrock — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:32:38 +0000

Yes, it looks awesome from the specs. BUT, why does it have to be Acer?!! In my experience, Acer’s quality control is horrid. I was burned too many times, and I no longer purchase their products.

By: David Sistrunk

David Sistrunk — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:24:30 +0000

To Wagster: Correct. Most likely they opted to underclock this one instead of using a slower CPU, which would be much kinder on battery life. iPhone is also an underclocked CPU…very common approach being used in Netbooks too.