| After a spectacular demo of the new Windows | | | | P300 gets a Qualcomm MSM7225 processor at 528 |
| Phone 7 series, just about everyone at the recent | | | | MHz running the Widows Mobile 6.5.3 Pro and |
| Mobile World Congress lost interest in looking at the | | | | supported with a 256 MB RAM and 512 ROM |
| new Windows Mobile smartphones unveiled in the | | | | expandable 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 current | | | | the 2G network and also a single band UMTS with a |
| offerings, mobile phone makers who continue to make | | | | 7.2 Mbps HSDPA connectivity on 3G. |
| them might was well forget about releasing them as | | | | Local data transfers can be done with its Bluetooth 2.0 |
| the new smartphones running the new OS is | | | | with 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 Acer | | | | battery can bring you no more than 4 hours of talk |
| booth offering their new line of Windows Mobile | | | | time and 400 hours in standby when fully charged. |
| smartphones like the Acer NeoTouch P300. It doesn't | | | | It comes with a 3.2-inch TFT LCD resistive |
| help that these phones are not upscale but are as | | | | touchscreen with Wide QVGA resolution the usual |
| average as any without a single standout to drop our | | | | 65k 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 the | | | | portrait viewing convenience. |
| NeoTouch and beTouch families as the first among | | | | Its multimedia functions start with a capable imaging |
| them to sport a tactile full QWERTY slider form | | | | feature supported by a 3.2 megapixel autofocus |
| factor. But let there be no mistake, they are as | | | | shooter 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, we | | | | announced. |
| don't expect this to get more than a 250 SIM-free | | | | There's the expected Windows Media Player 10 |
| price tag. | | | | supporting the popular media file formats but no stereo |
| Average QWERTY Features | | | | FM receiver. You can listen using regular wired HI-Fi |
| Housed in a QWERTY slider body measuring 110 x 55 | | | | headset from its 3.5mm audio jack or go wireless |
| x 15.1 mm and weighing a heavy 130g, the NeoTouch | | | | using its A2DP support. |