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Android was nestled inside a new smartphone: pending G1 make its appearance in the rest of Europe, in Australia is already available to advance Kogan Agora, the second phone in the world to be equipped officially operating system developed by BigG.
The smartphone, available in two versions, a Pro equipped with all point and a more vital, it is certainly a competitive device by the size (108 mm x 64 mm x 14.8 mm) and weighing about 130 grams. Agora Pro mount a processor from 624 MHz with 256 MB of ROM and 128MB of RAM, TFT-LCD screen 2.5-inch touchscreen and QWERTY keyboard. For connectivity the terminal is a 3G UMTS / HSDPA with support for GSM / GPRS / EDGE, WiFi module, Bluetooth 2.0 and GPS. The device mounts a 2.0 megapixel camera and is powered by a 1300 mAh battery that provides a range of about 400 minutes of talk and 300 hours of standby time.
To complete the whole, media player, slot for memory expansion through microSD and the potential offered by the new operating system branded Google, from One-Touch Search Google Gmail, Google Talk to Google Maps, from YouTube to Google Calendar and so on. Less rich version child who surrendered to the GPS, camera and WiFi.
Surely the device has an aesthetic more attractive cousin of the operating system G1, terminal criticized by many in terms of aesthetics and functionality. But the real surprise that certainly will affect many lives in the selling price set at 399 Australian dollars for the Pro version, equivalent to just over 200 euros and 299 dollars for the base, 150 euros at the exchange today. In addition, the producer decided to sell the device without any lock on to the SIM, then the phone is devoid of contractual constraints or operator. The phone will be available by January 29 next year, but the site of the manufacturer is already possible to order your copy.
Agora will certainly be talked about for many reasons: the envelope technique that would seem more acceptable, but the conditional is a must since a few hours of the announcement are not available more information about it. Excellent price, according to a favorable exchange rate that will not suffer the much discussed price increases that have accompanied the arrival on the Italian market of iPhone, as well as other devices. Last factor that should not be underestimated, lack of contractual constraints and subscriptions: The phone works with all SIM. Sailing dedicated smartphone is discovered that even the initial price for the basic version was set to 199 dollars, promise not maintained by its creator Ruslan Kogan, "because of the global financial crisis that has simply made it impossible to sell the device to that price. "
While it is too early to talk about axes and such like, a view seems very legitimate: the smartphone market is in continuous turmoil, especially when compared to the situation a few years ago, dominated by the usual suspects. The first jolt came thanks to Apple, which has effectively created a new category.
Then he landed the android home Google, released a new blow to the market, making head by a device that promises wonders. Surely the Agora and his little-known producer if they still talk, even if only a good test will announce any merits or flaws, but what is certain that a mounting Android phone at a price that the current market standards may well be described as rags, will surely throat a lot.
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