Acer Banks On Android For Smartphone Debut
September 5th, 2010 | by Mobile Data Group |Computer maker Acer is entering the Australian smartphone market for the first time with a range of five phones based on the Google Android platform.
Android has exploded in the past year and analysts are predicting it will be the leading mobile phone platform globally by 2012.
The new Acer range joins a slew of other recent Android launches by brands including HTC (Desire, Legend and Wildfire), Samsung (Galaxy S), Motorola (Milestone, Backflip and Dext), Sony Ericsson (Xperia X10 and X10 mini pro) and LG (Optimus and GW620).
“There’s a huge amount of momentum and growth behind Android and this is a key reason why Acer has chosen the platform,” said Acer Australia’s general manager of product, Nigel Gore.
The five phones will be available at large computer retailers from the end of this month but Gore said Acer was not likely to have telco partners on board until early next year.