Acer have announced details of there latest smartphone to hit the market in the shapre of the new Stream. The model is undoubtedly the manufacturers most impressive handset to date, boasting a perfect balance of stylish looks and high specification features.
Looks wise the Acer Stream will certainly appeal to many potential phone customers. The phone is constructed from both black plastic and dark aluminium. This certainly gives the phone the appearance of being much more expensive than it actually is, with the metallic areas nicely breaking up what otherwise would be large areas of glossy black plastic. In terms of dimensions, at 119.5 x 63 x 11mm the phone is small as it dare be considering it offers a good quality but large display. Despite all of this, the 11mm thickness is refreshingly slimline, and the phone does sit nicely in the palm of your hand. Looking at the front of the phone, proceedings are dominated by the screen which measures a well sized 3.7". Being a capacitive touchscreen it is very responsive. Capable of displaying a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and displaying over 1.6 million colours, the display also supports multi touch technology. This means zooming in and out of material uses the effective pinch and zoom method. Below the screen are three media keys, designed to make accessing your media material very easy whilst on the go.
The Acer Stream runs on the ever impressive Google Android operating system. The version found on this model is 2.1. In terms of performance, the handset functions superbly thanks to the large 1Ghz processor, which ensures the operation of the phone runs at a very quick pace indeed. In addition to this 512MB of RAM is also fitted. Unlike the majority of Android handsets, the Stream uses a new style of user interface which works on the basis of the screen being split into two. The bottom part of the screen houses 8 non changeable icons which allow you to operate the phones standard features such as composing a text or making a call. The remainder of the screen is split into three columns which you can access by swiping left or right. Theses columns show date and time, recently used applications and media facilities. This new style of layout is a refreshing change from the multiple homescreens offered by many manufacturers. A 1400mAh offers fairly standard battery life, with 400 hours in standby and approximately 5 hours of talk time.
The Acer Stream will appeal to first time smartphone users, and thanks to its high specification, seasoned users may also want to take advantage of the great performance and impressive set of features. The latter part of 2010 should see this model prove a big success.
Looks wise the Acer Stream will certainly appeal to many potential phone customers. The phone is constructed from both black plastic and dark aluminium. This certainly gives the phone the appearance of being much more expensive than it actually is, with the metallic areas nicely breaking up what otherwise would be large areas of glossy black plastic. In terms of dimensions, at 119.5 x 63 x 11mm the phone is small as it dare be considering it offers a good quality but large display. Despite all of this, the 11mm thickness is refreshingly slimline, and the phone does sit nicely in the palm of your hand. Looking at the front of the phone, proceedings are dominated by the screen which measures a well sized 3.7". Being a capacitive touchscreen it is very responsive. Capable of displaying a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels and displaying over 1.6 million colours, the display also supports multi touch technology. This means zooming in and out of material uses the effective pinch and zoom method. Below the screen are three media keys, designed to make accessing your media material very easy whilst on the go.
The Acer Stream runs on the ever impressive Google Android operating system. The version found on this model is 2.1. In terms of performance, the handset functions superbly thanks to the large 1Ghz processor, which ensures the operation of the phone runs at a very quick pace indeed. In addition to this 512MB of RAM is also fitted. Unlike the majority of Android handsets, the Stream uses a new style of user interface which works on the basis of the screen being split into two. The bottom part of the screen houses 8 non changeable icons which allow you to operate the phones standard features such as composing a text or making a call. The remainder of the screen is split into three columns which you can access by swiping left or right. Theses columns show date and time, recently used applications and media facilities. This new style of layout is a refreshing change from the multiple homescreens offered by many manufacturers. A 1400mAh offers fairly standard battery life, with 400 hours in standby and approximately 5 hours of talk time.
The Acer Stream will appeal to first time smartphone users, and thanks to its high specification, seasoned users may also want to take advantage of the great performance and impressive set of features. The latter part of 2010 should see this model prove a big success.
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