| Not all Android smartphones occupy the topmost | | | | connectivity is on the modest side at 3.6 Mbps on |
| positions in the industry food chain. Many have | | | | HSDPA and 364 Kbps on HSUPA. |
| started to get designed as an entry level | | | | Second, it has no gravity accelerometer that we |
| smartphones that should be able to gain wider | | | | expect to be in touchscreens with large displays. In |
| markets that the Symbian smartphones have | | | | addition, just when almost all large displays get |
| enjoyed over the years as the number one | | | | WVGA or HVGA resolution, this one gets another |
| smartphone on earth. | | | | cost cut with a mere QVGA resolution on an |
| While Android smartphones started out covering the | | | | otherwise stunning 2.8-inch TFT LCD resistive |
| upscale markets with cutting edge features and were | | | | touchscreen display with 256 color support. |
| for some time considered the cream of the | | | | Thirdly, its imaging feature seems like an afterthought |
| smartphone crowd, we now see them getting more | | | | which, while getting an average 3.2 megapixel |
| down to earth with eyes for wider markets like the | | | | resolution, enjoys no other feature the market often |
| new Acer beTouch E110. | | | | takes for granted in camera phones. Even its video |
| This was announced at the recent Mobile World | | | | recording isn't specified. |
| Congress by the maverick Taiwan based computer | | | | Lastly, but the least important, there's a modest 414 |
| maker Acer. While pricing has yet to be disclosed, we | | | | MHz ST Ericsson PNX6715 processor that is suitable |
| don't see the E110 as fetching above budget price | | | | for its pared-down specs and runs an old Android |
| points once it gets released this March as its feature | | | | Cupcake OS customized with Acer's multimedia UI. |
| set screams entry level but competent in its class. | | | | Other than what are obviously Acer's feature-pruning |
| With a compromised feature set, the beTouch E110 | | | | measures to make it an affordable smartphone, the |
| can't possibly showcase the Android promise to a | | | | E400 still does a competent job as a smartphone |
| budget conscious crowd wanting a taste of Android | | | | with a quad band GSM for international roaming on |
| smartphone promises. It is nonetheless a competent | | | | the 2G network with class 10 GPRS/EDGE speeds. It |
| smartphone that could deliver value if priced right. | | | | still gets local data connectivity support from its |
| While it is promised to ship starting in March, there is | | | | Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP and USB 2.0. It also features |
| still no pricing information but as an entry level | | | | SatNav provided by a GPS receiver with A-GPS |
| Android, we don't expect to go beyond the 200 | | | | support |
| price point in the European markets. Anything above | | | | Multimedia gets better with the Roll Tech Nemo |
| that and the market is sure to look elsewhere. | | | | Player supporting the popular media format codecs, |
| Entry Level Android Features | | | | stereo FM radio receiver with speakerphones, |
| First off, there's no WiFi. But you still enjoy 3G on | | | | Bluetooth A2DP for wireless stereo headphones and |
| the dual band UMTS though its high speed data | | | | a 3.5mm audio jack for wired headsets. |