Acer newTouch P400

The Acer NewTouch P400 smartphone with Windows seems to be unattractive

This Acer smartphone is fairly well equipped, but it is penalized by Windows Mobile 6.5.3 and a screen unresponsive and imprecise.

The expectations before test

Acer released two new midrange smartphones, the E400 BeTouch and P400 NewTouch. Models twins, they differ by their only operating system. While BeTouch runs Android, the P400 runs Windows Mobile NexTouch 6.5.3. This has everything that makes the success of smartphones: 3G network access, wide touch screen of 3.2 inches (8.1 centimeters) diagonally, 3.2 megapixel camera, Wi – Fi Internet browser with Flash support, connection to the Microsoft Exchange corporate email, social networking preinstalled … Let’s see if this model has low prices – mid-pro, semi – public – is interesting.

The reality

Acer is constant in the field of design of its smartphones: the case of the P400 is that there is restrained more, with a black front and back soft-touch plastic. Boring, opening the back cover to insert a microSD card, is difficult without nails. Also annoying, remove the battery to insert the SIM card.

The screen offers a definition of 320 x 480 pixels. It is loved only strong point. While it is Touch, the technology aims used (resistive screen) makes necessary the use of a stylus, because it lacks precision when it’s used with a finger. As for ITS quality, brightness if ITS is good – with 347 cd / m² – contrast and viewing angles are poor. Can not see anything under the sun!

Always hand ergonomics, P400 Has buttons on / off, adjust the volume, to take a photo or video. More touch-sensitive keys oven below the screen, so sensitive That They Are Often working in error. A good point, however, the button is for the home page That Change Color When a missed call or an e-mail receiving.

Windows Mobile OS

The Acer runs Windows Mobile 6.5.3. This is the latest version of the operating system until the release of Windows Mobile 7, the month of October. Unfortunately, the system has quite takes blow against old Android 2.1, Google, and iOS4 Apple.
It moves with great difficulty between menus and sub – folders, sometimes windows look older Windows Mobile 6.0 coming post messages cryptic. The management of the system parameters IS quite complicated, even if Acer it has introduced fast access to the battery management, sound or wireless network directly by a retractable banner at the top of the homepage of the phone.
The integrated browser IS Internet Explorer 6, slow and less ergonomic Opera, Safari or the Android browser. The P400 it has a low download speed (911 Kbps) and high sensitivity (-98.5 dBm) to capture the GSM network.

The Exploited Badly Multimedia Capabilities

Like “any smartphone the P400 offers advanced multimedia features. It made pictures and videos with 3.2-megapixel sensor ITS. Unfortunately, the results are not very citompelling. The image sharpness and weak color, especially at the dark scenes.
The video clips are Recorded in 320 x 240 points in 3GP format only and not as on MPEG-4 Many smartphones.  It has audio, headphones and built-in speaker IS very poor, with a very low output power.
However, playback video player offers good surprises, the P400 bed without the worry XviD and DivX (3 and 4) and WMV9, and a bad surprise, reading video formats crash the phone! We regret the screen that has a narrow viewing angle and have have low contrast. Taking a whole film is smart!

On the social networking side, Acer it has the good idea to integrate direct access to Blogger, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube, not to mention Windows Live Messenger. The phone is powered by a battery of 1000 mAh with a somewhat self-correct, or 4 hours and 21 minutes of video playback and 5 hours and 17 minutes in communications.

Test and review conclusions

Despite ITS fairly aggressive price, this smartphone not convincing. Lack of responsiveness, poor picture and sound, screen not very sensitive, not to mention Windows Mobile WHICH is a disability. It’s better to opt for a model with Android, the Samsung Galaxy 3 Gold, HTC Legend, Bada Gold or the new Samsung Wave.