Acer Stream Android 2.1 Based Smartphone

Submitted by lalit on May 27, 2010 - 9:53am.

Acer today announced Acer Stream smartphone based on Android OS 2.1, featuring brand new user interface for quick and easy access to all the features on the phone. Acer Stream is made from high quality, highly resistant materials and is just 11.2mm (0.44-inch) thick. According to Acer, the new UI bring following features:

  • Enjoy smooth animations and fine graphics: surf between photos and video thanks to the stunningly fluid 3D interface and unlock the phone by a ‘peeling’ gesture, assure a cool but very functional detail!
  • Read information straight from the lock screen widget: accessing ambient information on the idle screen gives the user what he needs before he even asks for it.
  • Quickly start your favorite applications with one tap: the status bar appears as an innovative divider between logical spaces. It shows all the essential information, providing shortcuts to most frequently used settings and its position allows a very easy access to the settings or notifications.
  • Easily switch applications with the History panel: the top part of the Home screen has been dedicated to applications history, with the benefit of reducing complexity and providing significant cues for navigation.
  • Reorder applications across several pages at their convenience: Apps can be moved around from one page to another or easily uninstalled by simply dragging them to the bin.
  • Customize the phone according to specific needs: a simple customization page accessible from the Home screen will be a pleasant surprise, enabling customers to tailor their smartphone through wallpaper and sound personalization.

Hardware specifications of the phone are 3.7-inch AMOLED screen, 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 5-megapixel camera, 512MB RAM, 2GB onboard memory, 720p video recording, tri-band 3G HSDPA, quad-band GSM, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS and microSD card slot. The phone also integrates Dolby Mobile and HDMI output for ultimate multimedia experience. Acer will ship the phone in second half of this year, but no word on price yet. We have added a demo video of Acer Stream posted by Batista70Phone below.