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   The no contract price is not bad!!! Just worried that it won’t get Gingerbread!!!

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   Posted by THE ASSASSIN | February 10, 2011, 12:51 pm
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   wtf? 399? you can find htc desire for 350 (easily) on kijiji
   for given spec it should be priced at 299

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   Posted by halo | February 10, 2011, 12:58 pm
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     You can’t compare a new phone to a used one. The Desire is $450. Also the specs of this phone are better than the Desire. There is more to a phone than its CPU. The GPU and the 14.4 Mbps radio can be useful.
     This would probably be the best new $400 phone in Canada.

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     Posted by zorxd | February 10, 2011, 1:18 pm
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   they just jacked up the price again to give more subsidies thus more ecf for end user

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   Posted by halo | February 10, 2011, 12:58 pm
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   One thing to note, is that this phone does support 14.4mbps 3G (for those of you in the HSPA+ areas).

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   Posted by RogersGuy | February 10, 2011, 1:05 pm
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   am i missing something or does the only substantial upgrade over the Liquid E seem to be the HSPA+ radio?

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   Posted by andy c | February 10, 2011, 1:28 pm
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     Hello andy c,

     The metal look is kind of nice but the other major differences I see would be the LED flash and ability to record 720p HD video.

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     Posted by Dwayne Carnochan | February 10, 2011, 1:40 pm
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   Based on Acer’s past record, will this get Android 2.4? Has Acer made any commitments in this area?

   I wouldn’t buy an Android now unless I felt some confidence that it will get 2.4 (sounds like 2.3 is less important).

   Also, will it have any carrier added home-screen icons that I can’t remove? I think Rogers has been pretty good at not doing this, but apparently the U.S. carriers do it so I worry.

   Android is a great OS but you have to be careful buying an Android phone (or get a Nexus).

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   Posted by Tom | February 10, 2011, 2:36 pm
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   It’s also worth pointing out that the qualcomm 7230 is a 2nd generation CPU, and even at 800mhz it outperforms many of the first generation 1ghz phones. Thats a fantastic phone for the price I’d say.

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   Posted by ehoustoun | February 10, 2011, 2:37 pm
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     From the 1st to the 2nd generation, the GPU has improved a lot, the power efficiency is better, but the CPU speed is the same clock for clock since it’s a die shrink.

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     Posted by zorxd | February 10, 2011, 2:47 pm
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   The physical design of the original Liquid is poor. The curved edges on either side make it difficult to press the screen-on button without it slipping out of your hand. and the camera button is lethargic in starting the phone app. Check both of these features in the Metal to see if they’re improved.

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   Posted by midtoad | February 10, 2011, 3:14 pm
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   I’d like to see the UI on this in action before I upgrade. I have the Liquid E now and what I really like about it is the clean adoption of 2.2, without a ton of obnoxious skin (I’m looking at you, HTC) and custom apps. Rogers and/or Acer do bundle a few apps that I never use and can’t delete, but these can be easily enough ignored. I worry that this “Stream” UI is going to mess with me.

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   Posted by Zim | February 11, 2011, 11:07 am
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    I don’t use Acer UI but the good thing about Acer is that they give you the option to turn off Acer UI. It is quite nice- http://mobileboard.blogspot.com/2011/01/how-manufacturer-ui-attitude-should.html . Furthermore, Acer has a reputation for giving one upgrade and then calling it quits (ie. Acer Liquid A1 went from Donut–>Eclair. Acer Liquid E went from Eclair–>FroYo. Acer Stream went from Eclair–>FroYo). If history is any indication, this phone should see a Gingerbread upgrade before Acer calls it quits (and no idea how long it took. The Liquid A1 released in November, Eclair released in January, Acer promised the upgrade for March I think, we didn’t get it til mid-late July).

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    Posted by Ace | February 12, 2011, 10:00 am
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      Sorry, meant to say, no idea how long it will take, not no idea how long it took.

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      Posted by Ace | February 12, 2011, 10:02 am
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    Will this phone come to Fido anytime soon?

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    Posted by bubblz | February 12, 2011, 9:59 pm
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