This is another astonishingly weird move from high street retailer Next, which already confused us quite a bit last year when it launched a 10″ Android tablet.
The shop is currently selling what it calls the Next 10″ Surfer Pro, which is a netbook-sized laptop powered by Android 2.1 – and it only wants £155 in return for one.
Tech wise, the 10″ Next Android netbook comes with 256MB of RAM, 16GB of storage, a 1GHz processor of unspecified source and two USB ports. It could be quite decent – or a disaster. Anyone seen one in the flesh?
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.
Adrian
/ January 18, 2011I wouldn’t…
Chaz
/ January 18, 2011Next.co.uk are also stocking a Toshiba Android Netbook too, decent specs for the £299 price! http://www.next.co.uk/shopping/electric/computers/6/4
Gary C
/ January 18, 2011Like the way they’re trying to sell Norton anti-virus with it.
Hz
/ January 18, 2011Got to say, I could go for that if it’s not totally horrible.
Which it will be.
Also, it says NEXT across the back of it in huge letters. Groan.
E
/ January 18, 2011Wasn’t the Next tablet… y’know… shite?
It’s a nice idea, sure, but using Android 2.1 for anything bigger than a handset, especially with the advent of Android 3.0, doesn’t seem like a wise move. It probably won’t get a 3.0 update, either.
Duncan Corps
/ January 23, 2011Perhaps it’s only the hardware that matters. This could be a cheap way to get a fully-featured mini-laptop (I dislike the term ‘netbook’).
If it’s any good, then one could put a Linux distribution on it (typically Ubuntu Netbook Edition) and get a lot more functionality than Android supports.