Acer neoTouch review: The dragon within

The Acer neoTouch is not just the next in the growing line of Windows Mobile 6.5 handsets. It's the top device of a company that's determined to enter the mobile phone game with a bang. The 1 GHz Snapdragon CPU is a great way to start and the other ingredients look quite on par: complete connectivity options, spacious high-res screen and something becoming fairly typical for smartphones these days - a 5 megapixel snapper...

But first, let's go over what the Acer neoTouch does and doesn't do. PocketPC spec sheets are quite a reading but potential deal breakers won't be overlooked either.

Key features:

  • 3.8" 65K-color resistive TFT touchscreen, WVGA 480 x 800 pixels
  • Windows Mobile 6.5 with Acer Homescreen, Contacts, Agenda and Gallery
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 1GHz processor, 256MB RAM, 512MB ROM (300MB user available)
  • 5 megapixel auto focus camera with LED flash, geotagging, image stabilizer
  • VGA video recording @ 30fps
  • Quad-band GSM support
  • Tri-band 3G with HSDPA (7.2Mbps) and HSUPA (5.76 Mbps) support
  • Wi-Fi with DLNA technology
  • Built-in GPS with A-GPS functionality
  • microSD card slot (up to 32GB)
  • FM radio with RDS
  • Bluetooth and USB v2.0
  • 3.5mm standard audio jack, TV-out functionality
  • Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor for screen auto turn-off
  • Accelerometer sensor for automatic UI rotation
  • Smart dial
  • Office document editor (but no PDF viewer)
  • Full Flash support in the web browser (IE)
  • Top-notch audio output quality

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