Acer reveals two Android 3.0 tablets, a 4.8-inch smartphone and its own app market

November 23, 2010 | by Lars Aronsson

Today at a New York City press event, Acer announced no less than three new devices: two tablets running Android 3 Honeycomb, and a particularly stylish 4.8-inch smartphone with a curved back and full metal body. Acer also revealed its own application market which the company plans to have ready when these units launch.

The bigger of the two tablets rock a 10.1-inch capacitive touchscreen with a 1280 x 800 resolution (WXGA) and is powered by a dual-core 1GHz Tegra 2 CPU. The device comes with dual cameras: a 5MP shooter on the back, as well as a front-facing cam for video calling.

Acer 7-inch tablet The other Acer tablet features a smaller 7-inch screen (like the Galaxy Tab), but with the same 1280 x 800 resolution, and instead of a Tegra 2 processor it packs a dual-core 1.2 GHz Qualcomm CPU. Both tablets will support Flash Player 10.1 and run Acer UI 4.5 on top of Honeycomb. They’re expected to hit shelves in April 2011.

Acer also revealed a 4.8-inch smartphone that the Taiwanese manufacturer calls “100 percent smartphone, 100 percent tablet.” The device was demonstrated running Acer’s latest custom UI and an unknown version of Android. Its screen has a quite unusual 1024 x 480 resolution with an equally atypical 21:9 aspect ratio. Other specs include a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, a 8MP rear camera with 720p video capture, a 2MP front-facing camera, a six-axis gyroscope, HDMI out, Bluetooth 3.0 and “LED edge lighting.” The good-looking handset will start shipping to customers everywhere in April. Curiously, it seems that no names for these devices were announced, but they will surely get monikers in time.

Finally, Acer joined the likes of Verizon and Amazon and announced its own Android app store. It’s called Alive, and will feature games, movies, music, e-books and naturally applications as well. It will be available in the UK next month for Acer’s Windows 7 customers, and the Android version is said to launch in Q2 2011.

Acer 4.8-inch smartphone

Via [Engadget, Android and Me]

acer, Android tablets, honeycomb, tablets, Tegra 2

9 Comments

kutrinh11x says:

November 24, 2010 at 8:14 am

it's interesting thank you!
TMC says:

December 4, 2010 at 6:23 am

All these 4.X" devices are PHONES, why not just tablets?!!? By June, the 4.X" android phone space will be saturated with handset makers making basically the same device.
@dom_david says:

March 31, 2011 at 2:31 pm

If it drives prices down, I don't mind they're all the same.
how to change your life says:

April 26, 2013 at 12:01 pm

If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.
Lotto says:

April 30, 2013 at 4:26 am

This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like ‘Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of “neighbors” will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune “Social” is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.
Acne solutions says:

April 30, 2013 at 4:58 am

Hands down, Apple’s app store wins by a mile. It’s a huge selection of all sorts of apps vs a rather sad selection of a handful for Zune. Microsoft has plans, especially in the realm of games, but I’m not sure I’d want to bet on the future if this aspect is important to you. The iPod is a much better choice in that case.
how to set up a blog says:

April 30, 2013 at 5:13 am

If you’re still on the fence: grab your favorite earphones, head down to a Best Buy and ask to plug them into a Zune then an iPod and see which one sounds better to you, and which interface makes you smile more. Then you’ll know which is right for you.
milf porn says:

April 30, 2013 at 5:29 am

Apple now has Rhapsody as an app, which is a great start, but it is currently hampered by the inability to store locally on your iPod, and has a dismal 64kbps bit rate. If this changes, then it will somewhat negate this advantage for the Zune, but the 10 songs per month will still be a big plus in Zune Pass’ favor.
rotten window repair says:

April 30, 2013 at 5:44 am

Zune and iPod: Most people compare the Zune to the Touch, but after seeing how slim and surprisingly small and light it is, I consider it to be a rather unique hybrid that combines qualities of both the Touch and the Nano. It’s very colorful and lovely OLED screen is slightly smaller than the touch screen, but the player itself feels quite a bit smaller and lighter. It weighs about 2/3 as much, and is noticeably smaller in width and height, while being just a hair thicker.

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