Acer announces the Iconia Tab 7, the perfect smartphone for your pet gorilla

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Just when you thought phones weren’t big enough, Acer comes to the rescue. They just unveiled a behemoth of a phone in the Iconia Tab 7. It’s basically a tablet with phone functionality. They are saying it’s “super portable,” but how can that be if it doesn’t fit in my pocket?

 

The Iconia Tab 7 features a 7-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution and a quad-core MediaTek processor. The phone functionality is over 3G, so no LTE. They didn’t divulge any other specs, but as you can see, this device is for emerging markets. It will sport KitKat however.

 

 

It will be available in Latin America, Asia, and parts of Europe for €149 or 1,990 Mexican pesos. Mexico’s device will sport a 1024 x 600 display for whatever reason.

 

Acer also announced the Iconia One 7, which features a 7-inch 1280 x 800 display and an Intel Atom Z2560 processor. Unfortunately it only has Android 4.2, but 4.4 is promised. It will be available in May for $130.

 

Press Release

 

New Acer Iconia Tab 7 Combines Tablet and Phone Functionality

 

Voice calls and 3G connectivity to stay connected everywhere

Slim design with premium look and feel

Impressive media performance and imaging with HD IPS² display and quad-core processing power

 

Acer today unveiled the Acer Iconia Tab 7(¹) at its “A Touch More Connected” launch event in New York. Equipped with phone functionality and 3G connectivity, the Iconia Tab 7 is the marriage of the two most used consumer devices — a tablet and phone — together in a super portable, premium-looking design with a vibrant 7-inch screen. Users can use 3G to browse, keep in touch, stay current on news, events and social networks, as well as enjoy voice calls.

 

A slim design with premium look and feel

The slim Acer Iconia Tab 7 has a premium look and feel with a clean and simple design of anodized silver. The 0.89 cm (0.35 inches) thin body, narrow 11.6 cm (4.6 inches) width and light 298 g (0.66 lb) weight makes the Iconia Tab 7 extremely comfortable to hold and use with a single hand for phone calls and browsing, yet it’s large enough for reading text and enjoying video.

 

Impressive media performance and imaging

Available with two screen options(¹), the vibrant 7-inch screen delivers crisp visuals with up to 1280×800 HD resolution and IPS(²) technology for sharp, truly vivid colors from wide viewing angles. Plus, customers can do even more with their Iconia Tab 7 thanks to its powerful quad-core processor. Dual cameras ensure users can capture all the most important moments, and it features Android 4.4 (KitKat) and up to 6 hours(3) of battery life.

 

Tap, swipe and pinch with fewer fingerprints

With all those taps, swipes and pinches, screens can get dirty quickly, but not with the Iconia Tab 7. Equipped with an anti-fingerprint coating, messy fingerprints and smudges are reduced while also making it much easier to clean.

 

The Iconia Tab 7 is equipped with a MicroSD™ card slot for extended storage and easy sharing. For further storage expansion, users can take advantage of AcerCloud™ (4) and enjoy seamless sharing of videos, photos, music and documents across multiple devices.

 

Pricing and availability

The Acer Iconia Tab 7 will be available in Latin American markets at the end of June with prices starting at $1,990 MX Peso; in Europe, Middle East and Africa middle of May with prices starting at €149.-.

To learn more about availability, product specifications and prices in specific markets, please contact your nearest Acer office or retailer via http://www.acer.com.

 

 

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