Typical price: £360
What is it: Touchscreen phone running Windows Mobile 6.1
What we think: Struggled to keep us tapping, thanks to a slow, confusing user interface and poor touchscreen
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 29 May 2009
Tags: Acer, Acer Tempo X960, usability, maps, smart phone
We like:
Good connectivity, thanks to Wi-Fi and HSDPA; expandable memory
We don't like:
Poorly considered user interface; unresponsive touchscreen; tiny soft keyboard needs a stylus; buggy camera takes blurry photos; unpleasant Internet Explorer Web browser
CNET UK judgement:
One of Acer's first smart phones, the Tempo X960 isn't going to strike fear into the hearts of its touchscreen competitors. A dated user interface does a poor job of covering Windows Mobile 6.1's flaws, and an unresponsive touchscreen and sluggish performance also hurt. We'll hang tight for Acer's next attempt
Full review:
Like a zombie newly risen from the grave,the Acer Tempo X960 has a rather stale whiff about it. It's not an ugly phone, but its Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system is clumsily wrapped in the dated-looking Acer Shell skin, and it has the usability problems of a ten-year-old PDA. Continue Reading...
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Acer Tempo X960 History
20 Feb 2009 in Crave
Photos: Acer F900, M900, DX900, X960 hands-on
In the first half of 2009 there will be four Acer smartphones -- the M900, F900, X960 and DX900. We checked out all four at Mobile World Congress, and didn't really like any of them
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