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A couple weeks ago we posted an article with what was then the current update from Acer on their 2010 plan. Naturally we had to speculate a bit based off the quotes we were given – and it boiled down to 3-5 Android devices for 2010.
This was based off the fact that only 10% of their 2009 lineup was Android and that he (Aymar de Lencquesaing) had said:
“Next year it will be much more balanced,”
..along with:
De Lencquesaing said Acer had no plans to follow top cellphone makers, which introduce 50-100 new handsets each year.
“Our sweet spot is probably 8-10 devices, there we would feel comfortable,” he said.
Well – good news Acer fans! Today and Acer executive stated that they will ship 5 or 6 Android devices during just the first half of 2010 – and that the second half is still being evaluated.
“Acer plans to launch as many as six new smartphones with Google’s Android mobile operating system in the first half of next year, a company executive said Thursday.
The world’s second largest PC vendor this week started rolling out its first Android handset, the Liquid smartphone. The device went on sale via Hong Kong operator CSL on Wednesday and at Far EasTone Telecommunications of Taiwan on Thursday.
“We’re still evaluating the second half,” said Roger Yuen, vice president of Acer’s smart handheld business in Asia. Acer will ship five or six Android-based handsets in the first half of 2010, he said.
Acer plans to unveil Android mobile phones for three price levels, top-end, mid and low-end, as well as models aimed at business users and consumers, he said. The executive declined to say when Acer’s second Android mobile phone will be available.
Liquid, a 3.5-inch touchscreen smartphone with a Qualcomm 8250 Snapdragon chipset inside, was announced earlier this year. The device uses version 1.6 of Android, comes with a built-in GPS receiver for location services and a 5-megapixel camera.
The smartphone will be offered by mobile operators in Europe by the first quarter of 2010 and will continue to roll out around the world, Yuen said. Currently, it is only available through operators in Asia.”
We’ll keep an eye out and as soon as we see a product lineup of any sort you can bet you’ll see it here!
[ PCWorld ]
Maybe we could see this phone on T-Mobile? That would be nice. I’m so ready to leave AT&T behind.
While I would love to see them produce Android phones, I mainly want to see them expand their Android netbook lineup.
The 1420P or 18020P tablet, with a 10″ screen version (but otherwise the same — same resolutions, same ports (DVI-I), etc., shipped with their version of Android as the main OS (and their version of Linux as the secondary, if they’re going to make it dual-boot — or at least give me a choice between Linux and Windows, so I can pick Linux).
Ship that, Acer, and I’ll buy it on day 1.
Why are new phones still being planned with android 1.6?
Is there some reason manufacturers don’t want to use 2.0?
What is wrong with phone makers? Why they want to sell locked phones and so delay releases for different countries?
I WANT LIQUID NOW! IN RETAIL! AAAAAA!!!!!11
Looks like xperia x10
maybe ill go get this today. Or maybe the HD2. Haha, living in Taiwan really comes in handy when Acer or HTC release something.
Just played with it on lunch break. How does a snapdragon phone have lag like the original Hero release? Really hoping this thing gets updated quick and i’ll really consider it.