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THE GOOD:
GOOD LOOKS FOR AN ENTRY LEVEL PHONE
LIGHT WEIGHT
BATTERY TIME IS GOOD
THE BAD:
BASIC PHONE
VIEWING ANGLES
LOW RESOLUTION SCREEN
THE UGLY:
CAMERA
SMALL TEXT SIZE
TOUCHSCREEN PRONE TO FINGERPRINTS
It has been quite some time now that the phone has been in the market. Available in only black color, it offers just normal display bundled in light weight. The phone is just entry level and offers nothing at all to talk about. We will take the phone step by step to get you an overview.
General:
Generally speaking the phone works on all the GSM modes and the ones available in US. 3G services are also supported by the phone. Acer Betouch e140 comes with 3MP camera which is not that great.
Build:
The phone's build is not bad at 104.5 x 55.8 x 12.8mm. So, it is quite small phone. The weight is also quite light at 95g. The Form factor of the phone is candy bar.
Display:
At 240x320 pixels there is nothing much to talk about the phone's display. It is quite small so whatever the user is going to view, they have to put a bit of stress on their eyes to get a hold of what is there on screen. With TFT type display at 256K colors, phone has actually disappointed in terms of touchscreen also. So, on the basis of display size and low resolution coupled with an ugly touch, display is not so good. The availability of phone in one black color is also dissatisfying.
Software:
Running at OS 2.2 Froyo only as an entry level phone would be expected.
Hardware:
Hardware of the phone is quite impressive at 600MHZ processor speed but only 256MB ram is quite low. Acer betouch e140 comes with 1300mAh battery which provides good backup and talk time.
Memory:
This is where it sucks, internal memory is mere 512MB so if you happen to start liking this phone and you are running android 2.2 you cannot download whole lot of applications. In order to compensate this, the phone support microSD card up to 32GB. Still, the phone's internal memory had to be more.
Camera:
There is normal 3MP camera coming with this phone so you can shoot at maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels in still image mode and video can be recorded also. Unavailability of secondary camera however is something that hurts.
Web Experience:
With android smartphones, the best thing I like is the ability to browse web with full flash support which is not there in iphones. But, at the small screen it’s not much of an experience that user would love to have. YouTube can also be played. Phone is equipped with the tools necessary to browse web but, small screen and low resolution is where it does not feel great.
Connectivity:
There are all connectivity options available in this phone when it comes to GSM based connections, GPRS, EDGE, Wifi connectivity, Bluetooth, 3G all options are available. To connect to computer it has micro usb 2.0 connectivity.
Battery:
Battery in Acer Betouch e140 is quite good. At 1300mAH, it provides good standby time as well as talk-time. The stand by time on 2G is expected to be 400H and on 3G its 500H. Talk time on 2G networks would be around 6 Hours and 8 Hours 30 Minutes on 3G networks.
Verdict:
For an entry level user, acer Betouch e140 may provide some good experience but if you are looking for a decent smartphone with good screen size and good touch experience you should look somewhere else.
GOOD LOOKS FOR AN ENTRY LEVEL PHONE
LIGHT WEIGHT
BATTERY TIME IS GOOD
THE BAD:
BASIC PHONE
VIEWING ANGLES
LOW RESOLUTION SCREEN
THE UGLY:
CAMERA
SMALL TEXT SIZE
TOUCHSCREEN PRONE TO FINGERPRINTS
It has been quite some time now that the phone has been in the market. Available in only black color, it offers just normal display bundled in light weight. The phone is just entry level and offers nothing at all to talk about. We will take the phone step by step to get you an overview.
General:
Generally speaking the phone works on all the GSM modes and the ones available in US. 3G services are also supported by the phone. Acer Betouch e140 comes with 3MP camera which is not that great.
Build:
The phone's build is not bad at 104.5 x 55.8 x 12.8mm. So, it is quite small phone. The weight is also quite light at 95g. The Form factor of the phone is candy bar.
Display:
At 240x320 pixels there is nothing much to talk about the phone's display. It is quite small so whatever the user is going to view, they have to put a bit of stress on their eyes to get a hold of what is there on screen. With TFT type display at 256K colors, phone has actually disappointed in terms of touchscreen also. So, on the basis of display size and low resolution coupled with an ugly touch, display is not so good. The availability of phone in one black color is also dissatisfying.
Software:
Running at OS 2.2 Froyo only as an entry level phone would be expected.
Hardware:
Hardware of the phone is quite impressive at 600MHZ processor speed but only 256MB ram is quite low. Acer betouch e140 comes with 1300mAh battery which provides good backup and talk time.
Memory:
This is where it sucks, internal memory is mere 512MB so if you happen to start liking this phone and you are running android 2.2 you cannot download whole lot of applications. In order to compensate this, the phone support microSD card up to 32GB. Still, the phone's internal memory had to be more.
Camera:
There is normal 3MP camera coming with this phone so you can shoot at maximum resolution of 2048x1536 pixels in still image mode and video can be recorded also. Unavailability of secondary camera however is something that hurts.
Web Experience:
With android smartphones, the best thing I like is the ability to browse web with full flash support which is not there in iphones. But, at the small screen it’s not much of an experience that user would love to have. YouTube can also be played. Phone is equipped with the tools necessary to browse web but, small screen and low resolution is where it does not feel great.
Connectivity:
There are all connectivity options available in this phone when it comes to GSM based connections, GPRS, EDGE, Wifi connectivity, Bluetooth, 3G all options are available. To connect to computer it has micro usb 2.0 connectivity.
Battery:
Battery in Acer Betouch e140 is quite good. At 1300mAH, it provides good standby time as well as talk-time. The stand by time on 2G is expected to be 400H and on 3G its 500H. Talk time on 2G networks would be around 6 Hours and 8 Hours 30 Minutes on 3G networks.
Verdict:
For an entry level user, acer Betouch e140 may provide some good experience but if you are looking for a decent smartphone with good screen size and good touch experience you should look somewhere else.