Acer’s foray into the world of Windows Phone Mango (v. 7.5), the OS’s first major overhaul scheduled for an autumn release, will begin with the Acer W4. This modest smartphone graced the floor at Computex in Taiwan, but other than the updated software, fails to deliver any ground breaking hardware.
Traditionally you’d expect a serious software refresh to be accompanied by faster, more advanced, hardware. This is not the case for the Windows Phone Mango-powered Acer W4. The mid-range smartphone features the same 1 GHz Qualcomm processor, 5-megapixel camera, and WVGA-resolution display as the smartphones it looks to replace.
After seeing a glimpse of the 12-megapixel HTC Mazaa earlier this week, expectations for updated hardware mounted. Unfortunately it appears the Mazaa is a test-only device, destined for developer testing, never intended to reach retail outlets. Let’s hope the upcoming hardware from Fujitsu, ZTE, HTC, Samsung, LG and Dell deliver the hardware refresh. Will software bring Windows Phone back into the conversation with Android and iOS handset sales?
Coming Soon | Acer | TBD
