Portrait QWERTY Spriiing Smile soon available in Thailand and Australia

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Portrait QWERTY Spriiing Smile soon available in Thailand and Australia

January 4, 2011 | by Lars Aronsson

Android News, Android Phones, Huawei

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When it comes to portrait QWERTY Android devices, we currently don’t have a lot of options. Chris is reviewing the most prominent alternative yet: the Blackberry-esque Motorola Droid Pro. It features a form factor I personally enjoy, and hope to see more of.

Spriiing Design has added another device to the list: the Android 2.1 powered Spriiing Smile. It rocks 256MB of RAM, a 2.6-inch QWVGA screen, a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7225 processor, and a 3 megapixel shooter. There’s a microSD slot, 3G support, a GPS, FM radio, Wi-Fi, and magnetometer and the little unit weighs 110g. Those specs will likely not appeal to dedicated Android fans, but it might prove to be a nice budget alternative for casual users.

Apparently, the Spriiing Smile is manufactured by Huawei and it’s designed in Sweden. The portrait QWERTY Android is already available in Australia through Boost Mobile under the name BoostDroid, and will be released in Thailand on January 18th. As for the rest of the world, only time will tell.

Via [Engadget]

BoostDroid, Budget Androids, Huawei, portrait qwerty, Smile, Spriiing, Spriiing Design

2 Comments

how to change your life said: On April 26, 2013

I’ll gear this review to 2 types of people: current Zune owners who are considering an upgrade, and people trying to decide between a Zune and an iPod. (There are other players worth considering out there, like the Sony Walkman X, but I hope this gives you enough info to make an informed decision of the Zune vs players other than the iPod line as well.)

Lucky said: On April 30, 2013

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