The Acer neoTouch F1 is a handset that is at the forefront of current mobile phone technology. It offers a wide variety of advanced technology including a Qualcomm Snapdragon USD 62 1 GHz processor. For its operating system it utilises the ever reliable Microsoft Windows mobile 6.5 professional. The unit is 118 mm x 63 mm wide and is 12 mm thick, whilst weighing 130 g. Its release in October 2009 was much heralded and justifiably so.
The display screen within this handset is colourful in every way as well as being large. It is 3.8 inches in size and is a TFT resistive touch screen, which displays 65,000 colours accurately at a pixel screen size of 480 x 800 pixels. Accelerometer and proximity sensors are provided which automatically perform certain tasks such as altering the aspect of imagery and saving battery power by automatically shutting down the unit when not in use for long periods of time. It employs the Acer user interface, which is version 3 as its primary means of accessing functionality.
The handset comes with an MP4/MP3 player, which will play all major file formats as well as including Facebook and Flickr integration, for those who enjoy these social media web applications. Pocket office versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint are included as well as a useful PDF viewer. The phone comes with an internal memory of 256 MB of RAM, with the option to improve and expand on this by utilising the microSD card slot, which offers expansion up to 32 GB.
The phone offers photographic and video capture functionality in the form of a 5.0 mega pixel camera which operates at 2560 x 1920 pixels and comes with auto focus and LED flash as well as geo-tagging. VGA quality video recording and playback are provided as an alternative to still imagery.
The handset offers web browsing capabilities through its HSDPA and Wi Fi connections. Internet access is at a fast 7.2 Mbps as well as the option of connecting to nationally available hotspots. Blue tooth and mini USB are also included within the device and provide the means to share and download files seamlessly. To complete the ensemble the handset also provides GPRS and EDGE.
The Acer F1 is an impressively compact and feature rich mobile phone. Offering a wide variety of useful functionality as well as a stylish design, it ensures that Acer continues to be known for cutting page technology.
By: Andrew Ramsey
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In this hi-tech world many mobile phone users download web contents. They also do multitasking with these applications in 3G enabled mobile phones. Thus there is a need for a high data transfer speed in these smart phones. With more and more mobile phones coming with 3G applications, HSDPA technology has gained a lot of prominence. HSDPA ( High Speed Downlink Packet Access) is a break through in mobile technology field; it offers download speed that is 10 times faster than the other usual networks. The main objective behind the development of HSDPA technology is to incorporate many features and functions in the latest mobile handsets.
These days the popular brands are introducing the latest gadgets with high end specifications that require HSDPA technology. Thus this technology can enhance the mobile experience by making several applications easy to access. HSDPA is also known as 3G mobile telephony protocol. It lays a smooth network service for high speed data transfer and it can support download speed ranging from 1.8 megabits per second to 3.6 megabits per second. With such a high download speed, it can download a full album in less than 15 seconds. This advanced technology takes complete responsibility of data transmission from the network to the users 3G enable phone.
Initially due to its overall cost, it was available at a very high price. Thus it wasn’t very popular until 2005. Later, when more and more network providers started providing the 3G enabled phone at affordable rates, it slowly gained popularity. Soon demand increased and the 3G technology was upgraded to 3.5G. Lately phones phones have been made capable of handling higher data transfer speed of 3.6 megabits per second; and this has made HSDPA very popular among users who prefer to run several applications at the same time. This technology enables you to browse the web whilst listening to your favourite music.
After the demand was created in the market the user expectation grew rapidly day by day. They needed to use this application to book flight tickets, watch live updates of matches etc. Thus the network providers had to reduce the transmission cost and increase the data transmission rate of this radio network. This enables users to enjoy the broadband services anywhere, anytime. The operators have created this as an value added service mainly for business users, who need high-speed internet access constantly.
By: Fredrick Joy
