Aussies get their Android Phone!
Its official mate, Australia has got its first Android mobile phone launched by Kogan electronics beating all major manufacturers and continuing the small company trend
Ruslan Kogan, of Kogan Electronics, unveiled the Agora Touchscreen Mobile Device.
The phone looks sleek. We’ll reserve our judgement until after we experience the hardware build.
There are two versions – the Agora Pro and the other one, simply Agora
A Specs capture from their official Website for Agora – $299
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Display |
2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 262K QVGA (320 X 240 pixel) resolution |
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Device Control |
5-Way Central Navigation Key |
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Keyboard |
QWERTY keyboard Keyboard backlighting |
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Connectivity |
Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate |
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Audio |
Built-in microphone and speaker Headphone output Ring tone formats: MIDI, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, PCM |
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Video |
Video formats supported: MPEG2 H263, H264, MPEG4, AVI |
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Mail attachment support |
Viewable document types: JPEG,GIF,WBMP,MIDI,AMR,MP3,WAV |
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Dimensions (HxWxD) |
108 mm x 64 mm x 14.8 mm |
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Weight |
130g |
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Battery |
Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery |
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Talk Time |
Up to 400 minutes |
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Standby Time |
Up to 300 hours |
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Processor MHz |
624 MHz |
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Memory |
256 MB On-board + 128 MB Flash microSD™ card expansion slot |
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Network |
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
AGORA PRO – $399
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Operating System |
Android™ |
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Google Mobile Functions |
Google Search™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Maps™, Google Talk™, Google Calendar™. |
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Display |
2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 262K QVGA (320 X 240 pixel) resolution |
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Device Control |
5-Way Central Navigation Key |
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Keyboard |
QWERTY keyboard Keyboard backlighting |
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GPS |
GPS navigation capability with Google Maps™ |
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Connectivity |
Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate |
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Camera |
2.0 megapixel colour camera |
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Audio |
Built-in microphone and speaker Headphone output Ring tone formats: MIDI, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, PCM |
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Video |
Video formats supported: MPEG2 H263, H264, MPEG4, AVI |
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Mail attachment support |
Viewable document types: JPEG,GIF,WBMP,MIDI,AMR,MP3,WAV |
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Dimensions (HxWxD) |
108 mm x 64 mm x 14.8 mm |
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Weight |
130g |
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Battery |
Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery |
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Talk Time |
Up to approximately 400 minutes |
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Standby Time |
Up to approximately 300 hours |
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Processor MHz |
624 MHz |
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Memory |
256 MB On-board + 128 MB Flash
microSD™ card expansion slot
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Network |
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
Both Agora and Agora PRO are availabe for preorders. Shipping not until 29th January as per their official website.
This new trend that we’re seeing, new not-well-known manufacturers coming up with their mobile phones and offering Android have come up with better devices than a veteran like HTC. Google indeed is to be thanked for it. Newer better more manufacturers means more competition.. and that, my friends, makes me feel safe at nights.
[ via News.com.au ]
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