Acer Announces Android Smartphone with a 4.8-inch Screen

After a long break, Acer finally made an announcement on its upcoming Android devices which include tablets and smartphone for next year. The new smartphone sports a tablet-like format and it has a gigantic 4.8-inch LED backlit widescreen with a 21:9 aspect ratio. With this screen size, the phone falls in Dell Streak category but with the much higher screen resolution i.e 1024x480 pixels - the highest we've seen for any smartphone.

Apart from the super-packed pixel screen, the phone is powered by a 1GHz Snapdragon processor. There is an 8MP camera with LED flash and it records 720p HD video recording. The front has a 2MP video camera as well. There is also a 6-axis motion sensing ( Gyroscope + accelerometer) for better gaming experience. With the tablet-like form factor and the large 4.8-inch, Acer claimed there is no need to zoom in on web pages or scroll left and right while browsing. All users need to do is scroll up or down just like browsing on the PC. The browser will offer full multi-touch, Jave script optimization, Adobe Flash Player 10.1 support, and multiple page opening. The device support HSDPA, Wi-Fi N, DLNA and Bluetooth 3.0 connectivity. There is also an HDMI out to connect the phone to an HDTV. Acer will launch the phone April next year so, hopefully, it will run Gingerbread.