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Acer beTouch E130
Encyclopedia
The Acer beTouch E130 is a smartphone
manufactured by Acer Inc. using the Android 1.6 (Donut) operating system
at launch and Android 2.1 in later releases and is designed for a professional use. It has a QWERTY
keyboard. It was unveiled in June 2010 and available for sale from August 2010.
The device comes equipped with Acer Spinlet's application for listening to music in streaming and preinstalled Facebook
and Twidroid.
Smartphone
A smartphone is a high-end mobile phone built on a mobile computing platform, with more advanced computing ability and connectivity than a contemporary feature phone. The first smartphones were devices that mainly combined the functions of a personal digital assistant and a mobile phone or camera...
manufactured by Acer Inc. using the Android 1.6 (Donut) operating system
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
at launch and Android 2.1 in later releases and is designed for a professional use. It has a QWERTY
QWERTY
QWERTY is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters appearing in the topleft letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in the...
keyboard. It was unveiled in June 2010 and available for sale from August 2010.
Software
The beTouch E130 runs the Android operating system 1.6 (Donut). Several applications that come installed on this device are:- GmailGmailGmail is a free, advertising-supported email service provided by Google. Users may access Gmail as secure webmail, as well via POP3 or IMAP protocols. Gmail was launched as an invitation-only beta release on April 1, 2004 and it became available to the general public on February 7, 2007, though...
- Google TalkGoogle TalkGoogle Talk is a freeware voice over Internet protocol client application offered by Google Inc. The first beta version of the program was released on August 24, 2005...
- Google MapsGoogle MapsGoogle Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free , that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API...
- Google TalkGoogle TalkGoogle Talk is a freeware voice over Internet protocol client application offered by Google Inc. The first beta version of the program was released on August 24, 2005...
- Google Street ViewGoogle Street ViewGoogle Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from various positions along many streets in the world...
- YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
video player
The device comes equipped with Acer Spinlet's application for listening to music in streaming and preinstalled Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and Twidroid.
Harware
- Display: LCDLiquid crystal displayA liquid crystal display is a flat panel display, electronic visual display, or video display that uses the light modulating properties of liquid crystals . LCs do not emit light directly....
2.6” QVGA touchscreen - CPU: ST-EricssonST-EricssonST-Ericsson is a global wireless platform and semiconductor supplier to four of the top five mobile handset manufacturers. ST-Ericsson is a 50/50 joint venture of Ericsson and STMicroelectronics established on February 3, 2009...
PNX6715, 416 MHz - Keyboard: QWERTYQWERTYQWERTY is the most common modern-day keyboard layout. The name comes from the first six letters appearing in the topleft letter row of the keyboard, read left to right: Q-W-E-R-T-Y. The QWERTY design is based on a layout created for the Sholes and Glidden typewriter and sold to Remington in the...
- OS: Android 1.6 (Donut) or Android 2.1
- Camera: 3.2 megapixel
- Connectivity: Wi-FiWi-FiWi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
(802.11b/g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, GPS built A-GPSAssisted GPSAssisted GPS, generally abbreviated as A-GPS or aGPS, is a system which can, under certain conditions, improve the startup performance, or time-to-first-fix of a GPS satellite-based positioning system. It is used extensively with GPS-capable cellular phones as its development was accelerated by...
, AGPSAGPSAGPS can refer to:* Assisted GPS* Alkylglycerone phosphate synthase...
support, FM receiver, 3.5mm stereo audio jack - Colors: black, white, a rare purple version debuted in October 2010
- Dimensions = 115 x 62.5 x 11.5 mm
- Weight = 109 g