Acer F900 communicator

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Acer F900 is made in the form factor of classic single, very large for both Windows Mobile, and for the market as a whole. If you remember the previous articles (otherwise not be called) of the company E-TEN, here there is a step forward in design. Communicator really like the Touch HD, and this, plus - F900 looks stylish, like the majority. Available only black color, it looks good. Do not lead, and building materials, widely used metal (the entire back of the shell) with matte finish.

The quality of a good performance, but a final verdict can be done here only after the appearance of final versions. Now, two weeks before the start of sales still are small misfire. Hopefully, prior to retail Acer able to correct all the mistakes and not repeat the dark past E-TEN, which has always had this problem even in their top leader (remember the X800, for example).

Practicality F900 becomes ambiguous. The first is the criticism imbalance dimensions, they are great, and the weight would be less - at an amateur. In addition, the plastic front panel, complete with transitions, glossy and Mark. Screen traditionally for Windows Mobile touch-sensitive, built on resistive technology, there is a stylus.

If the design of the new communicator Acer recalls HD, a set of elements, unfortunately, was not borrowed. As a result, there is not only the 3.5 mm audio, but even 2.5 mm, the usual E-TEN. Use the universal miniUSB connector for sync, charging and audio output. Not the most practical solution again. The same applies to the joystick navigation, it is not in the latest fashion HTC (including HD). Under the screen there are only four sensors, two soft keys, Start and return - for the amateur. Scroll wheel is not.

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On the rest of the full order, while the expansion slot (common format microSD) even lets you change the memory card without having to remove the covers of the battery - a full opportunity to "hot" replacement convenient. Another pleasant aspect is a functional button to the right of the volume buttons, which you can assign to any action in its sole discretion.

Acer F900 running OS Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Will update released prior to 6.5 is unknown, the question now under discussion. Such a move would be logical, especially because of restrictions from Microsoft is not. In any case, for example Acer HTC has done a lot of potential, to minimize the recourse to the native interface for Windows Mobile.

You can sort the right in the desired manner and place. For example, a calculator to put around the window, and throw in a photo album shelf. All this in a normal system widgets, which is not new to Windows Mobile. Do not forget about the status of some of the widgets in real time: the window will display the current time of day and weather on the last album of photos from the gallery, the phone book - the last contact, the mail and communications - the number of new, on the phone - the number of missed calls.

If you move your desktop up or down, a "quick" menu - a copy of the original iPhone interface with the same animation and effects (slides left, right, an intermediate position, etc.). As a result, are vertical and horizontal transitions in the Acer Shell. Just the desktop screen is divided into three, all in a horizontal plane. Vertical shifts, as noted, is iPhone-like menu.

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Communication Acer F900 for today is good, it has everything you need and even more so. Supported work in GSM / GPRS / EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), WCDMA / HSDPA (850/1900 / / 2100 MHz). The latter, however, has no relevance to all regions of Russia. Wireless communication module provided with Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), as well as Wi-Fi. The implementation is typical for Windows Mobile.

It supports the following profiles Bluetooth:

• File Transfer - Generic Access
• Generic Object Exchange
• Handsfree
• Headset
• HID
• Object Push
• Personal Area Networking
• Serial Port
• A2DP
• Audio / Video Remote Control
• SAP (SIM card access profile)

Communications Manager of the fourth version, it is standard in functionality for this kind of applications. However, only the switch allows each of the modules, additional settings are triggered automatically. As expected, the connection to USB except for the normal pattern of ActiveSync supports Mass Storage. Accordingly, the array of memory will be available without the need for additional drivers.

Nowhere did he go not in F900 and FM-tuner. Requires headset as an antenna, you can put the sound on the speaker. There is memory for 50 stations and support for RDS. The quality of the reception was good, it is not satisfactory.

Implementation of GPS in the F900 to be good, this part of Communicator is based on the chipset SiRFstarIII, which in practice shows a slightly better than Qualcomm from HTC, for example. On a clear afternoon apparatus "seen" seven or eight satellites, which at around Mio. Last, recall, is one of the leading suppliers of navigational equipment in the world. Cartography, as we have said, on the conscience of distributors, pre-delivery can boast only a status utility, GPS Viewer.

In memory of a few standard F900 - 128 MB RAM and 256 MB ROM - plus expansion slot microSD (card not included). Given the "heavy" shell Acer Shell, which takes into RAM 40 MB, it is not so much.

Display F900 built on TFT-technology, has a large diagonal 3.8 ", resolution of 800x480 pixels and color 65K. The picture quality was good, although in the sun, the image fades noticeably, but it is a known problem with all Windows Mobile. Given the size, is very, very good item. There is sensor lighting and motion.

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Acer F900 is based on the processor Samsung S3C 6410 533 MHz, corresponding to the performance - not the highest, comparable to similar decisions at Qualcomm. Consider the implementation of the F900 with the video in The Core Pocket Media Player with rollers two standard permits.

News feeds from the battery capacity of 1530 mAh that impressive - yet another glorious tradition of E-TEN. Producer declares, in a call up to 6 hours, standby up to 150 hours. Tests show the device to better the average, of one charge, it operated for about two - two and a half days at the normal load.