Acer Stream GSM/UMTS Smartphone Preliminary Review Tweet

Mobile-review have posted a review of the Acer Stream. Here are the phone's features and their final conclusion.

The signal reception is good. There are no complaints as to the volume levels of the speaker and loudspeaker either. Both of them have excellent volume potential. When I was using Acer Stream I set volume at 60-70 %, because at the maximum capacity the people around will hear it as the hands free mode.

Despite minor issues in the engineering prototype I like Acer Stream. It is difficult to explain in a couple of sentences why I find interesting this model with controversial design. First attention is attracted by its design. It is interesting despite gray and black colors and office style. Then, Acer Stream has nice little features like hardware buttons for music and video control, loud speakers and DOLBY mobile. And thirdly, Acer have managed (if the final samples are quicker) to create a truly convenient interface. At the same time this shell is completely different from Sense, TouchWiz and standard Android 2.1, though easy to use and logical.

The exact date of release in Russia is unclear, but it should be somewhere in August. Pricewise it should be around 20% below HTC Desire. Moreover, one month after the sales start the update to Android 2.2. Froyo will be available for Acer Stream as well.

To sum it up I recommend all users who think about trying Android platform to follow the developments around Acer Stream, and after the sales start at least to give it a look in the shops if you need a top Android device for the reasonable amount of money. If priced below HTC Desire Acer Stream should be one of the best solutions on offer.
Description:

* Form factor: candybar
* Operating system: Android 2.1 + proprietary Acer UI
* Networks: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS/HSDPA 900/1900/2100
* Platform: Qualcomm QSD8250, processor of 1 GHz
* Main storage: 512 MB
* Memory for applications: 2 GB + microSD slot (8 GB in the box) (preliminary information)
* Interfaces: Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, HDMI, microUSB. 3,5 mm headphones jack
* Screen: capacitive AMOLED, 3.7” with WVGA (800×480) resolution
* Camera: 5 MP with autofocus, video recording in 720p resolution (24 frames per second)
* Navigation: GPS on gpsOne chip of Qualcomm platform (with A-GPS support)
* Additional features: playback of Xvid, FM radio, accelerometer, light sensor, proximity sensor
* Battery: Li-Ion of 1400 mAh
* Dimensions: 119.5x63x11.2 mm (4.70”x2.48”x0.44”)
* Weight: 140 g (4.93 oz)

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