Tracy and Matt

It's perhaps no coincidence that just a week after the excellent HTC Touch Pro2 (check out our review here) was launched that Acer should release a Windows mobile device that's pretty similar. I am, of course, talking about the Acer M900.

The Acer M900

The Acer M900 is a similar size to the TP2 and also has a large WVGA (480x800) touch screen display and, perhaps more importantly, a good sized slicing QWERTY keyboard. The M900 is a little cheaper than it's rival but has a comparable specification so it's not surprising that we're being asked whether we think you should buy the Touch Pro2 or the Acer M900 and how one sizes up against the other. The obvious way to do that is for us to now review the M900 and directly compare it to the TP2. We'll tell you what we think of the M900 and whether or not it is a viable alternative.

So here's my Acer M900 unboxing video so that you can see what's included in the package as well as giving you just a little taster of what the handset has to offer.

Acer M900 specification:

• Operating System - Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Processor - Samsung S3C 6410 mobile processor 533 MHz
• Memory - 128MB RAM / 256MB ROM
• Display - 3.8" 480x800 pixel TFT Touchscreen
• Operating Frequency - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz - HSDPA / UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
• microSD
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• MiniUSB
• GPS - Built-in GPS receiver (SiRFstar III)
• Camera - 5 MP, 2592?1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, video; secondary VGA videocall camera
• Battery - Lithium-ion
• Dimensions -119 x 62 x 17.1 mm
• Weight - 188g

Posted by: Matt