Acer Tempo X960 deals & review

The Acer Tempo X960 is one of a number of high–tech smartphones to have been unveiled by popular computer hardware maker, Acer. The Acer Tempo M900, Acer Tempo F900 and the Acer Tempo DX900 have also been unveiled at the MWC 2009. The X960 sports looks says it means business, and the specifications sheet packs enough of a punch to supplement this. Let’s have a look at it.

• Works on all 2G and 3G networks
• Weighs in at 131.5 grams and has a slim waistline of 13.7 mm
• TFT resistive touchscreen is 2.8 inches long, has a resolution of 480x640 pixels and is able to display upto 65 k colours
• Home screen makes use of a widget – based UI
• Handwriting recognition
• MP3, polyphonic and WAV ringtones supported
• Phonebook can store an unlimited number of contacts and supports PhotoID
• Call records can store an unlimited number of dialed calls, received calls and missed calls
• Internal memory of 128 MB and 256 MB of ROM
• The internal memory can be supplemented via a microSD memory card slot
• Class 10 GPRS and Class 10 EDGE connectivity available to connect to the internet in areas where there is no 3G connectivity
• 7.2 Mbps HSDPA and 2 Mbps HSUPA connectivity available for high speed downloads and internet and to facilitate video calls
• Wi-Fi connectivity available for experiencing high speed internet browsing and downloads in Wi-Fi hotspots
• MiniUSB port available for data transfer between the phone and the PC
• 3.15 megapixel camera which has the ability to shoot pictures with a maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels
• LED flash
• Video recording
• Secondary VGA video call camera
• Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional OS
• Samsung S3C 6410 533 MHz processor
• Messaging options include SMS (threaded view), Email, MMS and Instant Messaging
• HTML browser
• Only colour scheme is black
• SiRF Star III GPS chipset
• Pocket Office enables viewing and basic editing of Excel, Word, OneNote, PowerPoint and PDF files
• Voice memo
• MP3 player

The keys under the screen are generally found on touchscreen smartphones which run the Windows Mobile OS. There are 2 keys dedicated for that, along with the call accept, call reject key, circular navigation pad and the confirmation key. The left side hosts the volume rocker while the right side hosts the switch on / switch off key, microSD memory card slot and the camera shutter button. The back of the phone host the camera module on the top left corner of the phone, with the LED flash residing right beside it. The speaker grills are on the right of the camera module.

All – in – all, the Acer Tempo X960 is one of the more affordable smartphones released by Acer. It is a very trendy phone which has a very impressive specifications sheet. It is sure to appeal to a broad audience, which includes the businessmen and the fashion – conscious customer.