Acer Neo Touch F1 Review
Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by admin in Phones
Source: (blog.rightmobilephone.co.uk)
Acer should not be an unknown name to many purchasers of mobile electronics; they have been producing laptops for quite a while now. In fact, they are the leading laptop manufacturer in the world, and second only to HP in computer manufacture. Acer is a fairly new name in the world of mobile phone manufacture though, and really their path in this industry has started to come about since their acquisition of E-Ten products. E-Ten had started promoting its own brand, Glofiish, but since the acquisition all products will be branded with the Acer name.
We’ve already taken a look at another new Acer handset recently, the Acer Liquid. Running on the Android Operating System, the Liquid is set to be a real contender when it releases. However Android is not the only OS Acer are prepared to work with, they are also working with Windows Mobile, which is the main OS used by E-Ten previously. And it is Windows mobile that runs the impressive Neo Touch F1.
The powerful Acer Neo Touch F1 comes running on the Windows mobile 6.5 professional OS, which sits nicely under the proprietary Acer UI 3.0. Weighing in at 130g, which is becoming the norm for a modern smartphone, the Neo Touch measures in at 119 x 63 x 12mm, and includes a large 3.8 inch TFT Touchscreen display. The display resolution is set at 480 x 800 pixels, and supports up to 65,000 colours. This colour resolution is rather disappointing, and is legacy of the old Windows Mobile operating system, that was deliberately capped at 65,000 colours to not impair performance. With the advances mobile technology has made over the last few years this really needs to be looked at, as compared to other devices, 65,000 colours just isn’t good enough. It appears washed out, and is hard to read in direct sunlight, and doesn’t do justice to the otherwise excellent display.
It is fast becoming standard in the smartphone market to declare the internal processor used in a device – as with a PC, the better a processor in a handset the superior the performance and the better the user experience. The Acer Neo Touch F1 does well in this regard, shipping with the impressive Qualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250 1GHz processor inside. Connectivity is king for a smartphone, and all the major options are covered with the Neo Touch. This quad band GSM device offers HSDPA at up to 7.2Mbps, along with HSUPA at up to 5.76Mbps. WiFi is included, as well as GPRS and EDGE. The Neo Touch has a mini USB port for connecting the device to a PC via data cable, as well as offering Bluetooth 2.1 for local wireless connections. Bluetooth 2.1 is the latest version available, and makes pairing a much simpler process than experienced in the past.
It is not enough in the cut throat smartphone market, though, to just be a powerful working device. Gone are the days when a phone was developed for business use, or personal, with crossover devices now offering a strong all round line-up. The Acer is no exception, delivering an excellent selection of media features. Firstly there is a 5.0 Megapixel camera with autofocus and LED flash, which also offers a Geotagging option. Video recording is included, with video clips being recorded at up to VGA resolution, and up to 30 fps. The device offers a TV Out option, so captured media can be viewed on a full size TV Screen, but disappointingly it seems, the TV Out cable is not part of the sales package and will need to be purchased separately. Media playback is well handled on the Neo Touch, with the media player adequately dealing with MP3, AAC, WAV and WMA audio files, as well as MP4, WMV, H.264 and H.263 video files.
Another area that has seen strong growth in mobile handsets over the last year or so is the integrated support for a variety of social networks. The Acer Neo touch comes with built in support for both Flickr and Facebook, with other sites such as Bebo and Twitter available via the built in web browser.
It takes a lot to power a modern mobile these days, and to help you along the way Acer have decided to include a 1350 mAh lithium polymer battery, which should be powerful enough to give a full days support to even the most demanding of user.
The Acer neo Touch F1, then, is another in a long line of recently announced tablet style PDA mobile handsets. The market the phone is going to sell into is very crowded, and whilst the neo Touch is a feature packed handset, it is hard to see what its USP is. There is a lot to like, but there are some annoying points to keep in mind too, such as the positioning of the Micro SD card slot under the back cover, no native DivX and XviD support, no SatNav software pre-installed, for example. However, if the Neo Touch is the handset you are looking for, you shouldn’t have to wait long to part with your money as the Neo Touch is out now.
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