The NeoTouch Gets QWERTY With the Acer NeoTouch P300

After a spectacular demo of the new WindowsP300 gets a Qualcomm MSM7225 processor at 528
Phone 7 series, just about everyone at the recentMHz running the Widows Mobile 6.5.3 Pro and
Mobile World Congress lost interest in looking at thesupported with a 256 MB RAM and 512 ROM
new Windows Mobile smartphones unveiled in theexpandable with its microSD slot. It is a quad band
event.GSM with class 10 GPRS/EDGE data connectivity on
Without any clear upgrade path to it from their currentthe 2G network and also a single band UMTS with a
offerings, mobile phone makers who continue to make7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity on 3G.
them might was well forget about releasing them asLocal data transfers can be done with its Bluetooth 2.0
the new smartphones running the new OS iswith EDR and microUSB 2.0. SatNav gets built-in GPS
expected to arrive in time for the holidays of 2010.receiver with A-GPS support. Its 970 mAh Li-Po
In the meantime, we remain lukewarm at the Acerbattery can bring you no more than 4 hours of talk
booth offering their new line of Windows Mobiletime and 400 hours in standby when fully charged.
smartphones like the Acer NeoTouch P300. It doesn'tIt comes with a 3.2-inch TFT LCD resistive
help that these phones are not upscale but are astouchscreen with Wide QVGA resolution the usual
average as any without a single standout to drop our65k colors that Windows Mobile can support and gets
jaws.a gravity accelerometer for auto rotate landscape or
The P300 does stand out, but only within theportrait viewing convenience.
NeoTouch and beTouch families as the first amongIts multimedia functions start with a capable imaging
them to sport a tactile full QWERTY slider formfeature supported by a 3.2 megapixel autofocus
factor. But let there be no mistake, they are asshooter with geo tagging from its GPS. There's also
capable and competent smartphone that does the job.video recording but remains unspecified when
Without a pricing information for its April release, weannounced.
don't expect this to get more than a €250 SIM-freeThere's the expected Windows Media Player 10
price tag.supporting the popular media file formats but no stereo
Average QWERTY FeaturesFM receiver. You can listen using regular wired HI-Fi
Housed in a QWERTY slider body measuring 110 x 55headset from its 3.5mm audio jack or go wireless
x 15.1 mm and weighing a heavy 130g, the NeoTouchusing its A2DP support.