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Acer beTouch E100

21 Nov 2009
Exuding the classic appeal of candy bar design, the Acer beTouch E100 is a sleek-looking Smartphone complete with an array of practical communication features. It has the full dimensions of 113 x 56 x 12.8 millimetres and tips the scale at 118 grams. Unveiling its sophisticated side, this handset is offered in black and white with glossy finish. To highlight the fun side of its users, this mobile phone is also available in shades of red, pink and green colours.

This handset flaunts a wide display screen that fills its front part. The WQVGA TFT resistive touch-sensitive screen measures 81.28 millimetres and displays graphics and images over a resolution of 240 x 400 pixels in 65, 536 vibrant colours. Users will enjoy this handset's alternative-coloured battery covers, as well as its customisable home screen.

The Acer beTouch E100 runs on Windows Mobile Professional version 6.5 and is powered by 528 MHz Qualcomm 7225. A quad band mobile phone, this handset works on GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800 and GSM 1900, as well as UMTS. As such, this mobile phone is highly ideal for users who frequently travel because its network reach is capable of global roaming. However, its network capacity depends on its user's service provider.

This mobile phone has a pre-installed Internet Explorer version 6 browser that allows users to check out the World Wide Web. Users may also share files with compatible gadgets using this handset's miniUSB support. A more convenient approach to data sharing is the onboard Bluetooth 2.0 feature through which users may transfer data to or from laptops, scanners, personal computers, printers and compatible mobile phones without the hassle of wires and cables that usually get entangled. This handset is powered by GPRS and EDGE technologies that ensure speedier Internet downloading and data connectivity rates. The 3G HSDPA capability of the Acer beTouch E100 also makes this handset highly capable of multi-tasking.

The Acer beTouch E100 enables users to get in touch with their contacts through text or SMS with Predictive Text support, multimedia messaging or MMS and enhanced messaging or EMS. This handset also allows users to chat with their friends and family via Windows Live Messenger support. Moreover, this mobile phone offers access to e-mail accounts and allows users to compose, send and receive e-mail messages via IMAP, POP3 and SMTP servers.

There is more to this versatile gadget than just communication features. It comes with onboard clock, alarm clock, calendar, phone book, calculator, to-do list, notes option and A-GPS navigation capacity to assist users in unfamiliar places. This handset also works as a document viewer that enables users to receive and view files in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint and PDF formats. Moreover, this handset makes taking and making calls more convenient with its speakerphone feature for hands-free calls.

This mobile phone effectively mixes practicality with pleasure. Besides offering practical features, it comes with a 2.0-Megapixel camera complete with digital zoom for instant snapshots. The onboard camera also supports video recording, and allows users to view footages via Windows Media Player 10. In addition, this handset allows users to enjoy their favourite tracks through an integrated MP3 player.

This handset is equipped with 256 Megabytes of Random Access Memory and 512 Megabyte Read Only Memory. Its internal memory capacity of 512 Megabytes may be expanded through a microSD memory card to accommodate data of large file size. This handset's 1140 mAh Li - Ion battery allows users to enjoy 5 hours or an equivalent of 300 minutes of talk time. When fully charged, its battery offers standby time of 400 hours, or an equivalent of 17 days.

This mobile phone has drawn flak from users for its allegedly underperforming on-board 2.0-Megapixel camera with a limited number of imaging and video features. Nonetheless, happy owners are impressed of the Acer beTouch E100's battery life and the good quality of calls that it offers. Others opine that the fun colours of this handset's casing allow them to express their individuality without compromising practicality. Moreover, users have praised this handset for offering a more familiar feel, as it utilises the latest in Microsoft Windows Mobile technology, as well as Internet Explorer 6 as Web browser.