What remains of the 1Ghz barrier in the mobile world will largely come-a-tumbling-down this holiday shopping season as mobile phone makers like Acer and HTC get ready to launch power-packed smartphones…

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The first among a dual release of smartphones is the WinMo 6.1-based DX900, which packs a punch of dual SIMs underneath its rather ordinary looking exterior. The DX900 also comes with triband HSDPA on top of quadband EDGE, plus a 2.8-inch VGA display, WiFi, 3MP autofocus camera, and GPS.

Next, the X960 ups the ante with HSUPA and 7.2Mbps maximum on the downlink, a revised 3D user interface, and a 3.2 megapixel cam. Both phones should be populating Europe and Asia right now.

Acer DX900 X960

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Acer announced a whole bunch of Windows Mobile-based smartphones earlier this year and had previously indicated that they would enter the retail market before the end of 2009.

But now, it seems as though Acer’s plans to enter the U.S. smartphone market have changed a wee bit. Acer has now announced that it has run into snags with U.S. network operators, and they will result in a delayed launch. The best Acer would commit to saying is that its smartphones will be available in the U.S. some time in 2010.

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The new Acer F900 is creating quite a lot of curiosity among mobile lovers. Looking a lot like the HTC TouchHD, only a little less refined UI and no 3.5mm audio jack, this cutie running Windows Mobile will come at a price of 25,000 rubles when it finally enters the Russian market, which amounts to a whopping $745.

The Acer F900 features a giant WVGA display, 3G, GPS, WiFi, and all the trimmings. But all said and done, one does feel the massive difference between HTC’s stellar TouchFLO 3D. Well, we really have to wonder how far this smartphone will last in the market, what with the smartphone competition getting tighter each day. Hmm, time will tell….

Acer F900

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