Two new Android platform handsets

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Adamal

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Topic # 28579 4-Dec-2008 21:25

http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10753&Itemid=1

Now, I've never heard of Kogan, and I'm not particularly a Linux fan, but I thought I'd post this because that phone looks a MILLION times better than the G1!

Being that they're from Australia, theres a good chance we can use them here too!

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Reply # 182133 4-Dec-2008 21:31

Nice

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Reply # 182201 5-Dec-2008 08:27

And a story on NBR posted by Chris Keall and how you can get it in New Zealand from Australian resellers.

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Reply # 182204 5-Dec-2008 08:41

And it does 850 UMTS - good news for Telecom.

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Reply # 182207 5-Dec-2008 08:49

sbiddle: And it does 850 UMTS - good news for Telecom.

Damn, value for money specs! Looks nice too.

Edit, would you buy it? knowing it is new and has no 'history' like the HTC or Samsung or Sony etc etc!

Adamal

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Reply # 182424 6-Dec-2008 02:22

That would be one of my concerns. The quality of the hand set would be relativly unknown as they're new to the game by the looks of things.
It looks of high quality though. I mean, the G1 from HTC looks cheap and nasty, and they're meant to be good!

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Reply # 182498 6-Dec-2008 17:35

What I dont understand is why they have made the screen so small. In this day and age isnt it expected to have a big screen?

I may end up getting one though.. looks really good and It has a physical QWERTY keyboard which is what I want/need

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Reply # 184732 17-Dec-2008 11:01

Wow this phone looks like excellent value for money - especially the pro model. Mauricio do you think you could sweet talk them into sending over a review model for you?!

As an aside, I think some exciting times are ahead with Android. I use it on my Okta Touch as my primary OS most of the time and even on that phones humble hardware specs the OS is slick, easy to use and gorgeous to look at. It may not be as polished as Mobile OSX but it is open source and that means the possibilities are endless.

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Reply # 184740 17-Dec-2008 11:44

wow, that is superb and at a nice price! I can't wait for the new Telecom network and the devices.

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Reply # 189475 14-Jan-2009 11:34

Looks like it will be a bumper year for Android handsets. This article discusses some of the many devices that said to be in the works already.

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Reply # 189481 14-Jan-2009 11:43

It's a pity Kogan didn't show up to the CES with some demo units. Could it be that the build quality is poor and he didn't want to be shown up by his competitors? I'd be getting nervous by now if I had pre-purchased one of these units.

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Reply # 189485 14-Jan-2009 11:49

interesting article those worried about quality of the kogan.