subject: The Acer Iconia Smart S300 Specs Overview [print this page] Currently, the existence of mobile phones with enormous screen is trending throughout the world. One of them is the Acer Iconia Smart S300. For the information, the Iconia brand is actually the group of tablets from the vendor which has previously gained popularity in the market. So, lets take a peek at the following technical specifications overview of this handset for your own noticing or probably as your own buying guide.
Style, Screen and Dimension
At the first look, Acer Iconia Smart S300 seems like various other smartphone in the market. This mobile phone measures 141.7 mm in height, 64.5 mm in width, 13.6 millimeters thin and weighs 185 gr. With this dimension and bodyweight, certainly the handset is not the thinnest and most compact handset out there. In fact, this mobile phone looks taller in comparison with other comparable smartphones. Its 4.8 screen has the maximum resolution of 1024x480 pixels, 16 million colors and 246 ppi of pixel density. This screen spec can be considered as sufficient enough to deliver the excellent image viewing, video watching and decent outside visibility.
General Performance
To support the overall performance, the device has been loaded with the single-core 1 GHz Snapdragon processor combined with the 512 MB of RAM and Adreno 205 GPU. As one of the positive aspects, this device has been installed with the improved version of Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) but however it seems to be not upgradable to the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). The manufacturer has also added the custom-made UI 4.2 that contains a number of improvements. For storing documents, you will have the 8 GB built in memory space which supports for the storage expansion using the microSD card up to 32 GB.
Camera and Multi-media
The 8 megapixels camera contained in this handser will provide the maximum resolution of 1280x720 which can be good enough to record the High definition video (720p @fps). This camera has been also added with the single-LED flash, auto-focus along with digital zoom. The device is also able to play a few popular multimedia files including MP3, WAV, WMA, XviD, MP4, H.264 and H.263 file formats. The audio player is also supported by the Dolby Digital dedicated 5.1 audio system. As the alternative music player, you will have the Stereo Radio FM to stay tune in your favored local radio station.
Connections
The device supports for accessing the 2G network through the quad-band GSM and EDGE networks as well as the 3G network with the internet speed of around 14.4 Mbps (HSDPA) and about 5.76 Mbps (HSUPA). For data sync or local connection there are Bluetooth 2.1 and micro USB port available and for the wireless networking the device allows for the Wi-Fi network.
Cost, Advantages and Disadvantages
The cost of Acer Iconia Smart S300 is about USD 500. The benefits of this phone are the very good wide-screen display specifically for watching High-definition videos and also the good camera specs. Then again, the hardware specifications are not too impressive and actually you can afford the smartphone with greater specifications (dual-core processor and bigger RAM) with this price range such as Sony Xperia P ($300-500).
