We headed to Acer's booth at MWC with a sense of excitement - Acer is the new kid on the block when it comes to smartphones and maybe that's what allows it to make some bold moves. And bold the Acer ICONIA SMART is – with a screen of 4.8 inches with half XGA resolution of 480 x 1024, it stands out among all other offerings just by its size.
Its huge screen puts it somewhere in between a tablet and a phone, but its narrow body gives it a “phone” look. The sleek and stylish unibody stainless steel casing give it a premium feel. It certainly shows that Acer has put significant effort in the design of its handsets, but unfortunately we just couldn't quite get used to the phone's overblown dimensions. The ICONIA SMART looks like your common smartphone when it comes to width, but heightwise it is the mount Everest of smartphones. It is pretty heavy as well at approximately 6.52 ounces (185 grams). We can imagine it more as an entertainment device – it has a 21:9 panoramic ratio, excellent for watching movies on the go. At such a size the TFT screen inevitably becomes not only the main selling point of the device, but also a part of the design. That's why we appreciated its great viewing angles. While it may lack in color vibrancy in comparison to Super LCD and Super AMOLED Plus, it delivers beautiful bright colors.
Under the hood, we have a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8255 CPU and 512MB of RAM. Such horsepower is welcome for the big screen and Android Gingerbread's needs. Acer is expected to skin the device with its own custom UI, which looks similar to the Breeze UI we saw previously on handsets like the Acer Liquid Metal.
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