Acer Iconia Smart, 4.8 pollici in widescreen con Android

Emanuele Cisotti
Emanuele Cisotti Tech Master
Acer Iconia Smart, 4.8 pollici in widescreen con Android

Acer non è solo tablet e questo super smartphone lo dimostra appieno. Si tratta di un curiosissimo smartphone da 4.8 pollici in formato widescreen 21:9 (già visto in passato): Acer Iconia Smart.

Fotocamera da 8Megapixel, schermo da 4.8 pollici con risoluzione 1024x480 pixel, connettività HSDPA e WiFi-N. Sotto il comunicato stampa ufficiale.

Acer ICONIA SMART the next generation smartphone

100% Smartphone. 100% Tablet

Barcelona, February 14th 2011 - Acer ICONIA SMART perfectly combines the capabilities of a tablet in a smartphone format: a huge 4.8” widescreen with a 21:9 aspect ratio and a super cool chassis.

Its revolutionary design

, characterized by a stretched out, thin and slightly curved shape, makes it a fascinating device that will not go unnoticed. Its full metal body, enriched by subtle wavy patterns, conveys a sense of timeless elegance. What’s more, it offers a perfect fit in your hand thanks to its smoothly curved back and minimal width (64.5mm).

The front is entirely dominated by the extraordinary, multi-touch, high resolution 4.8" screen, with 4 keys: Home, Search, Back, and Menu.

While on the back there is an 8MP camera, complete with LED Flash. It’s equipped with the latest release of the Google operating system, Android 2.3 Gingerbread.

This truly innovative device is perfect for fashion addicts or tech savvy people looking for the latest and cutting edge technology available ensuring superior browsing and excellent multimedia entertainment.

This latest Android smartphone is extremely powerful, guaranteeing long-lasting fun. It will also be able to wirelessly control all the multimedia content of your home environment, thanks to the integrated clear.fi media sharing system.

IDEAL FOR BROWSING

  • No limit in assessing any web sites with the same user experience as using a traditional PC, so web sites don’t need to be resized and adjusted, thanks to its exceptional resolution of 1024x480 and a very large 4.8" screen (12.2cm diagonal), there is no need to zoom in on web pages, or to scroll left & right. The only thing you need to do is scroll up & down, just like on your PC.
  • Fast and fully featured, the Android browser offers: multi-touch, Java script optimization, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support, and multiple page opening.
  • Ultra-fast high-speed connectivity via HSDPA @ 14.4 and WiFi N for data connection.
  • Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

GREAT FOR MOVIES

On the 21:9 screen you can watch a movie in its original format, for an engrossing cinema-like experience. What’s more the LED edge-lit display uses the same technology as TV showing super bright and vivid images; to top it off, Dolby Mobile technology delivers vibrant, immersive sound. Not enough for you yet? Thanks to DLNA technology or the HDMI cable, you can connect it to your TV to view your content on an even bigger screen!

POWERFUL

Inside Acer ICONIA SMART beats the powerful 1GHz Snapdragon processor, which, in addition to the large screen, turns this smartphone into a perfect game console. Together with 6-axis motion sensing (Gyroscope + accelerometer), this smartphone will exceed any gaming expectation.

Equipped with an 8MP camera and LED flash, and a 2MP front camera for high quality IP video calling.

With a screen resolution of 1024x480, more content can be displayed on screen, in all regular apps, such as, Contacts, Google Maps, Email, Instant Messaging conversations, etc.

100% Smartphone, 100% Tablet. ICONIA SMART a revolutionary experience for people who want it all!

ICONIA SMART: KEY SPECIFICATIONS

HARDWARE

Size Dimensions 141.7 (L) x 64.5 (W) x 13.6 (H) mm
Weight <185g (metal battery cover)  
Battery Talk Time Standby Time 8h (3G) / 11h (2G) 500h (3G) / 450h (2G)
Capacity Li-Po 1500 mAh
Network HSPA+/WCDMA 850MHz / 1900MHz/ 2100MHz for US market
HSPA+/WCDMA 900MHz / 1900MHz/ 2100MHz for EU market
HSDPA 14Mbps
HSUPA 5.76Mbps
Quad-Bands GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850MHz / 900MHz / 1800Mhz / 1900Mhz
Processing CPU / Modem Qualcomm MSM8255-1, 1GHz
ROM/RAM 512MB / 512MB
Internal Storage 8GB (ROM) on board
Imaging Camera 8 MP with Auto Focus with one LED flashlight
Video Record HD 720p
Front Camera 2MP (Video Chatting via IP)
Display LCD 4.8” hXGA (1024x480) TFT LCM 16M color
Lighting LED edge-lighting
Touch screen Capacitive multi touch
Audio Dual Microphone for noise suppression (non-stationary noise suppression)
Audio Output 3.5mm standard audio jack
Dolby Mobile 2  
Radio FM Rx, FM RDS
Connectivity WiFi IEEE 802.11b/g/n (1x1)
Bluetooth Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR
GPS GNSS and A-GPS support (GEN8)
Expansion slot MicroSD memory card (SDHC 2.0 compatible)
Micro-USB Yes
Audio output 3.5 mm standard audio jack
Sensors Motion G sensor, Light sensor, Proximity sensors, eCompass, Gyro-meter
Hard Keys Navigation Home, Search, Back, Menu
Volume Volume / Power / Camera
Output   HDMI Out (support up to 1280x720),Support LCD/HDMI Dual Display (LCD output video control bar, HDMI output video content)

OS&APPLICATIONS

OS Version Android Gingerbread 2.3
UI Version Acer UI 4.2
Text entry Keyboard Acer virtual keyboard
Messaging Universal inbox SMS, MMS, email
Email Gmail, Android Email
IM Google Talk
Web Browser Android Browser with Flash 10.1
Search Google Search
Imaging Camera Panorama maker, Face and Smile detection, Face recognition, Touch Focus, geotagging
Entertainment Video, Music nemoPlayer
Music stream Aupeo
Video stream YouTube
Productivity Push mail Gmail, Roadsync®
PC sync Acer Sync
Cloud sync Google Cloud Sync
Office DocumentsToGo®
Location-based services Maps&directions Google Maps, Latitude, Street View, Traffic, POI Search
Online Store App download

Android Market