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The Acer Stream is the company’s second high end Android smartphone – you might have seen the first, the Acer Liquid, splashed all over billboards around the country recently. While it’s still toting a Snapdragon core, this time around, there’s an AMOLED screen and some other high end gear. Is that enough to oust smartphone stalwarts HTC and Samsung from the top spot? Find out in our full Acer Stream review right here.
The Acer Stream runs the relatively recent Android 2.1, and as with almost every new entry in the Google phone space these days, it’s a custom version of it. Acer’s made twists, chops and changes everywhere in a bid to differentiate its handset from the rest. Does it pull it off? In a word, no. Find out why in this section of our Acer Stream review.
The Acer Stream may be ugly, and it may have the most absurd custom skin of any Android phone yet, but it does have one supposed ace up its sleeve: sterling multimedia support. Is it enough for the Acer Stream to earn its place in your shortlist? Read on and we’ll tell you in this part of our Acer Stream review.
The Acer Stream is one of a growing number of top end Android smartphones with eerily similar specs, so standing out from the crowd is a tall order for a company better known for its PCs and laptops. Does it manage to? Find out in the build section of our Acer Stream review.
If you checked out our Acer Stream unboxing and first impressions earlier, you’ll know that we were more than a bit surprised by the high end Android phone’s curious software skin. We’re testing it out thoroughly now for a full Acer Stream review, but in the meantime, we’re opening up the floor to your questions. What do you want to know about it?
The Acer Stream is here! It’s been more than two whole months since the Android 2.1 smartphone was announced, but it’s finally gone on sale in the UK, and we’ve got one of the first models in the country to test out. Do the AMOLED screen and media streaming skills give it enough to stand out from the crowd in a world where the Samsung Galaxy S and the HTC Desire exist? We’ll have a full review for your shortly but check out our unboxing photos and first impressions in the meantime and find out.
We know others are hard at work on their own TV streaming services for the iPhone, but Orb’s just gone official, with its own app for the handset finally getting the thumbs up from Apple.