It looks like the next big thing in Android is “entry level” own-brand handsets from the large networks. Orange revealed its Boston Android phone this week, and now it’s the turn of Vodafone – with the phone currently known as the 845.
A post on The Unwired features quite a few spy shots of the new Vodafone Android phone, revealing a rather cramped handset that houses a 2.8″ touchscreen – yet manages to run Android 2.1.
Here’s a look at the thing, which is believed to be a rebadged version of the “Joy” smartphone phone manufactured by Chinese tech firm Huawei – which currently makes low-spec phones like the T-Mobile Pulse for us Western consumers.
Has a nicely stripped-down and simplified button array there, but that enormous surrounding bezel isn’t going to win it any design awards without access to a time machine set for 1987. Still, it’ll be cheap. Bums on seats and all that.
Motorola’s latest flagship dual-core Android monster is a massive, original powerhouse, that’s a big improvement on previous MOTOBLUR mobiles – but still isn’t a total winner.
A slim and glamorous phone from Sony Ericsson, with the sharpest display around. It’s no powerhouse and the screen’s not the biggest out there, but we don’t mind. Because it’s cute.
LG’s first glasses-free 3D phone is a heavy, fat monster, with a clever 3D effect that works rather well. As a smartphone, though, it’s heavy and underwhelming.
A very shiny thing from Sony Ericsson, with a 3.7″ screen and Android 2.3.3 inside. But is it exciting enough to win fans in today’s spec-obsessed market? Can man live on one core alone?
INQ’s Android phone is an interesting “boutique” piece of hardware, packed with unique interface customisations that go far beyond the headline Facebook integration. We like it a lot.
Merago
/ April 15, 2010It’s not exactly easy on the eye is it?