Acer beTouch E130

  • Released 2010, August
    109g, 11.5mm thickness
    Android 1.6
    256MB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 2.6"
    320x240 pixels
  • 3MP
    Video recorder
  • 256MB RAM
    ST Ericsson PNX6715
  • 1500mAh
    Li-Ion

Acer beTouch E130 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
  HSDPA 850 / 1900
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Launch Announced 2010, June. Released 2010, August
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 115 x 62.5 x 11.5 mm (4.53 x 2.46 x 0.45 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
 Optical trackpad
Display Type TFT touchscreen, 65K colors
Size 2.6 inches, 20.9 cm2 (~29.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~154 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 1.6 (Donut)
Chipset ST Ericsson PNX6715
CPU 416 MHz
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 256MB RAM, 512MB
Main Camera Single 3.15 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, compass
Browser HTML
 MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player
MP4/H.264 player
Document viewer
Voice memo
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 600 h
Talk time Up to 6 h
Misc Colors Black, White
Price About 90 EUR

Acer beTouch E130 - User Reviews

  • This version of Android is even more useless than feature phones!

  • My acer phone is not dictecting sim. Am in nigeria

  • Its Qwerty Keypad is worst than China's mobile. Mine keypad is gone.

  • I am using acer e130 and the mobile is shutting down immidiately once when i swiych it on. Acer company should not forget there customers. Where i can find service centre

  • I am using acer e130 and the mobile is shutting down immidiately once when i swiych it on. Acer company should not forget there customers. Where i can find service centre

  • I am using this phone but sorry to say never buy acer products the company is very much reluctant in service manner. they had sell the phone but they are forgot to provide after sales services to there products. I am worried i had all my contacts in this phone & now a days it is shutting down immidiatly after opening can any one suggest how i can remove all contacts from phone to pc

  • its a god phone you dont know how to use it

  • please restore all mobile

  • am in kenya and how can i get the battery of my acer e130 its of no power it can only run for 2day now.

  • lock cannot be opened...don't what the cause?

  • China help you, brother

  • i need extra battery.

  • very slow cellphone.. its not smatphone we can say its garbage phone... waste of money...

  • how can i find a acer e130 display

  • can this handset availavle in bangladesh???????????? and how much price plz inform me hurry up

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  • WOnder fullllllllll

  • slow bad touch no re sale

  • Not a very good phone very slow srceen touch realy not made well need to tap harder then other phone not a phone i would buy again....

  • Single sim only

  • i hv Acer beTouch E130.. phone... dont purchase it.. totally worst phn i ever seen.. work very slow... means totally waste of money...

  • I have the same peace I cant change the language from Arabic to English can u help me

  • in the mobile store

  • i have acer be touch E130 phone ryt now and i can't used the features please help me.....

  • i have this phone ryt now and i can't used it coz it hangs-out...

  • i would like to ask, where can i buy the battery of acer e130, i'm from philippines. thank you!

  • where i can buy the battery this acer e130,im there in k.s.a. jeddah? pls. help me. thanks!!!

  • my acer e130 android app is not working and have freeze for 2 month

  • I have had this phone for 1 1/2 years now, so I think I am qualified to call this a certified piece of crap! every couple of days it crashes even when I am not doing anything, it can't actually run any decent games, and after only a couple of hours of using the phone, the battery runs out. On the plus side, it is a really solid phone. I certainly don't treat it very well but physically it is still good. I guess this is a case of "you get what you pay for", and I realise now that buying the cheapest possible smartphone was a really bad idea!

  • no updates of its os?pls anyone knows about to update.

  • This Acer mobile model E130, sucks. It take ages to load google page. If my friends want to share videos or pics, or music clips. I don't receive a thing from them, but in there mobile it shows transfer completed. Can any one help me to fix this bluetooth issue, please?

  • hi, when i switch on my acer after completing is shutting down! what iz wrong

  • Iam login the g mail from accer 130 moble. how can I logout ? from Acer 130 mobile.

  • skype is the most important thing to me , i don;t know what to do to make the skype work , even they have to mention in the Android market that, skype is not working in all the phones . I'm thinking to buy Iphone because of that .

  • i can't use my bluetooth of my acer be touch e130 with the other phone they are relié but not connected how you can connect by bluetooth help me and thanks

  • u can not use skype on it,and also can not play high quality utube videos.its waste of money to purchase this stupid pone

  • Vipinraj 1- to send any files to other phone you have first to activate ur blue tooth and activate your discoverable from Bluetooth sitting ,and then from File Browser choose which file do you want to send , then long press on the file you what you will some some options like copy , cut, delete and send , click send , the you will have some option cjoos Blue tooth and go ahead . to accept files : the same when you open the bluetooth and discoverable , the other phone will send you some file , from Menu choose Notifications and accept files . that is it .

  • by far the worst phone i have ever had slow in .... almost every thing. battery life short if u are going to buy an android phone this phone is the worst choice to make

  • When I unpack this Acer 130, the user guide was written in French, and duch languages, so since than this phone is lying there, I don't know many of the function I can't understand at all. Advise to my friends that don't buy any phone unless you have recommendations from your friends, using any phone already. Thanks Arif

  • Hey how do I extend my battery life because it dies on me really quick. Is that normal with this phone? whats the average battery life?

  • Raj, can u tell me whats your battery time of ur cell??

  • would anybody guide me why my ACER E-130 cell phone bettary lasts only 15-18 hours without wifi and 5 minutes talk time. please help?

  • bluetooth is open but not sendto other mobile and not accept to my mobile and youtube is open but not picture open plz help me

  • it says : Battery Stand-by Up to 600 h Talk time Up to 6 h then why i need to recharge it after 15-18 hours. can anybody guide me how i can save my battery. its terrible.

  • how many simcards we can use in this acer e130?it is dual sim or not............?

  • why my mobil mony richarging time one/two Locel call only going after that loost the mony?two time i chaking same problem.

  • i downloaded sky pe many times and when iu signe in , tilling (skype is stop waorking ) do any body know any thing about that? thx firro

  • when you connect the phone to the computer, in the upper left corner there is a USB symbol , drag your finger down and then select connect usb

  • I strongly recommend not to buy this phone bcoz its to slow while calling redialing sending n receiving sms only the best feature is the look n touch screen with keypad

  • how can i connect my mob with pc. i want to load data in memory card but i cant sucsesful to connect mob with pc plz give solution

  • Where can I download driver

  • hw can i change this phone

  • Sorry it is a nightmare mobile.It is dropping the calls.It is hanging several times when u make calls .U couldnot even hang up it is freszes.The voice quality not good.It is very slow when u search the contacts names Not Thanks for acer for this mobile.

  • Can watsapp be downloaded on it cause according to specs it cant be downloaded

  • Can watsapp be downloaded on it cause according to specs it cant be downloaded

  • This is the worst mobile phone I have ever used in my life pls guys pls don't buy this phone .if u buy this u will face prblm in u r normal phone calls .before I used nokia e6 and blackbary curve .both dat phone was excelent compare this phone

  • Mr Yasser ; i have the same problem with the connection with Computer , did you find some solution for that ? thanks Ahmed Elfar

  • How can I upgrade my e 130 android 1.6 to android 2.2..and I can't play you tube vedios ..I try to download adobe flash player but showing not supported in U r phone can anyone pls help....

  • How can I upgrade my e 130 android 1.6 to android 2.2..and I can't play you tube vedios ..I try to download adobe flash player but showing not supported in U r phone can anyone pls help....

  • could any one tell me if e130 with android 1.6 supporting what's app ?? or not?

  • 416 Mhz CPU is not enough for 256mb RAM.

  • ahhm.. i change the lock code of my acer e130 and my brother accidentally play with it now i can't open it it says that its blocked. can u help me out.

  • register with 3g network not wifi and it will work

  • hellp Every one i have the phone and my PC cannot recognized the Acer e 130 for first time instulling . and as all of you now bluetooth . and every time i'm trying to signe in Googe acount it tells i have problem that can't regsiter when i bought the phone there is no instulling CD including , is that correct? thanks for your help firro

  • im using this phone but i have big problem .. thiz phone get lost my balance even i didnt make a call or anything.. and when i make a call i cant use that balance until zero.. can u help me please... i like thiz phone but only tht problem i cnt solve....

  • hello users plz share pros and cons of this mobile . Is battery life is good under normal usage .how its multimedia features is it good ??? please share as i am planning to buy this set .. thanks in advance .

  • How Can I Upgrade my Acer E130 !!!! Where i can download Newwer OS version and whats the Techniques for upgrades ?

  • i buy e130 acer im facing problum to skypae can,t login massage comming it stopped working need help

  • i dont know why i cant receive and send via bluetooth,i dont know how to operate the bluetooth of the phone,pls put me through

  • I just bought this Acer mobile E 130 3 days ago comparing to my Nokia N 86 It is much fun with internet and typing the keyboard is excellent the touch screen is fun I overcame all problems exept the connection with computer . For sure the camera without flash is not fun at all

  • go to the www.adobe.com web and download from there.

  • go to the www.adobe.com web and download from there.

  • can someone help me how and where to download adobe flash player?. cause I cant play youtube videos. please help. thanks!

  • lol

  • Hey! I have a problem with my smartphone! I dropped it, and so my phone doesn't work anymore. He switch itself off and so i cannot put him back on. Can someone please help? Sorry for my English, but i'm from Belgium and my english is not very good.

  • how can i zoom with my smmmmmmmmmart phone camera i can't zoom with it can u help me?

  • How can I upgrade the OS? What do I need to do to make the Bluetooth function properly? How can I delete an item (song) from the playlist without deleting it from the memory card? How can I delete multiple contacts? Nice stuff tho'.

  • bluetooth doesn't work. keeps on freezing.

  • i m using acerTouchE130, there is no option to forward the sms..could u tell how 2 forward the sms? 2. fb is already install in mobile bt when i login fb..i cant see online list...is there any other setup for fb?

  • i cant use my bluetooth ...s my phone defective? please help me....

  • I upgraded my E130 1.6 donut to 2.1 eclair but to my surprise, i can't use my wifi anymore.... it connects but i can't surf or open apps that needs internet, please help me..

  • me to have one and its good and i like it

  • me to have one and its good and i like it

  • hi i m using this phone , its a great phone, i want to know how to upgrade the donut 1.6 to higher version, plz shre , i want to upgrade , my automatic os upgrade search says there is no new operating system found, help me

  • i also have one & i must say my smartphone is very smart

  • i have one of this .. this is great

  • I like this phone. The sound quality from built-in speaker is excellent ! No other phone exists with this sound quality. By the way there a new firmware on acer UK (26th july 2011).

  • this phone is best.

  • Hey man can you tell me how you had access to the android market?

  • its very very nice phone

  • I'm from smouha,alexandria and this will help you

  • who is the agent in Alexandria in case some thing goes wrong with it who can you go to

  • who is the agent for acer in alexandria if anything goes wrong with it who are you going to turn to for help

  • I cannot use google talk why? Please

  • Hey man I'm from egypt too i found it online at nefsak.com for 898 LE and at carrefour Alexandria for 888

  • Great phone.

  • Hi dr MaM Please advice from where your Acer in Egypt with that price? thanks firro

  • i bought this phone in egypt, the price is tempting 150 dollars, the phone is better than i expected, came with android 2.1 with arabic ware,battery life is lengthy, sound is perfect,response is nice, but camera quality is very bad, a wonderful addition would be android market ,if i can get it, definentely recommend it

  • doest this phone runs with words

  • yes you can

  • aslo please is it possible to load skype at that phone ? thanks firro

  • hi I'm from Egypt and i would like to buy that phone . could you please provide me with which store could i buy that phone from with the same price (about $90 you mentioned)in Egypt it costs more that $200 , and if there have on line service? and shipping to anther destination? thanks firro

  • i have got it 10 days ago came with Android 1.6 donut,,,i have upgraded it to 2.1 Eclair i have noticed now that the network signal soome times go off line ..i can't make call but i can receive calls !!!!!! do anyone know about this problem ?

  • Does the E130 come with a stylus?

  • I have upgraded the OS system to Android 2.1. Go to acer website and select Netherlands to OS tag under downloads

  • video editing option is not availeble (ankit)

  • i canot fully operate the blutooth im having trouble using it and its hard to conect to some pc

  • cannot search via bluetot using nokia phone??

  • hey lazyworm.. where do I find your yourtube video? Did u manage to upgrade to Android 2.1?

  • hey simon.. how did you upgrade the OS? I'm in New Zealand and the Acer website does not have an option to upgrade? Cheers

  • Im really stuggling to find a battery for this phone. Ive found a HH08c but no HH08f. Acer put me onto a Acer parts reseller and they have'nt even got one :(

  • how to upgrade

  • how can i remove/erase the icon?

  • tell us how to upgrade? the steps? process? etc..

  • whats you have written a simple reader can't read it you should write somthing simpl thing, about this smart phone.

  • hey i bought this phone today..i love it..and is it possible to install VOIP and make calls??

  • Great little phone once you upgrade too 2.1 Fixes most of the issues people have been having. I assume they are planning future firmware updates as it checks for updates over the air on a weekly basis. But perhaps not. I have had no issues with the build of the phone - infact it seems like a solid nicely made phone to me. Time will tell. The touch screen is pretty average but you have the keys and tracking ball as well so it doesn't bother me. For the price - two thumbs up! Oh and even though it only has a 400mhz processor it still runs reasonably smoothly and despite peoples assumptions works better not worse on 2.1 :P

  • Nice mobile...Even my dear gonna to buy this...we both are very happy...:)

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  • Plz mention the steps inorder to upgrade android 1.6 to android 2.1 in acer e130.

  • Plz mention the steps inorder to upgrade android 1.6 in acer e130.

  • I so love you right now. This worked with my P300. Thanks so much =D

  • Hi, yes it has, but only digital zoom. By the way quality of fotos is very bad (the problem is, that is no good chip in camera) i mean. and with digital zoom are fotos very very bad

  • i don't know but does the e130 have any zoom operation on the camera

  • ican't find it. care to post the link? thanks amigo

  • android 2.1 update is available on acer website and its easy to upgrade.

  • Is it up-gradable ( andriod 1.6 donut to higher version)? I wan't an answer please...

  • Ans for Chng language. press fn button and then press space to change languge from enlish to arabic and arabic to english...

  • hi frnds, i planed to buy this mobile , i want to know that is voip call is possible thru this mobile..pls ans if u know. thanks

  • battery life is my answer .. newer had so long battery life android smartphone

  • i have read some comments here are false and unheard of for a great phone like this one. if ur looking for a cheap android phone this is the phone to buy. i think some people here haven't used it hands-on and just comments on what they heard or maybe what they saw on reviews without having to use this phone. for me personally its a great phone. lets face it, its cheap, qwerty keypad, touch screen and its android. whats there that u wont like. cheers guys.

  • my bluetooth is not working do you know how to get it working? it idenifies the device gets paired but do not connect to the paired device. pls tell me how to connect the device on bluetooth.thnx

  • to remove icon from desktop , just hold the icon with finger u will feel it in ur grip n then drag it towards the menu , menu will change into trash for deletion ok tri *****

  • Hi there lazyworm, Just thinking about getting the E130, but could you give us the youtube link so I can have a look, especially re: upgrading the android software? Cheers :)

  • where can i find backslash \???

  • press fn then press the E on the side of the space bar it will go back to english .. hope that helps

  • i am having the same problem i dont know how to turn it back to english please anyone

  • can this mobile work voip software?

  • hw can i change da language

  • I have betouch130, in Google search it went to Arabic language, and I desperately trying to bring to English but fails even now. Kindly help how to do it. Even the quick guide supplied along the phone does not cover all the details how to operate the phone in wide option, but in brief only. It is really a sad matter. Also, I had connected my Acerbetouch 130 to laptop Dell, and it did not work.. Pls. help any one there......thxs....Aniyan Subramanian

  • My Acer e130 won't connect to hotmail, gmail works just fine, but every time I try to log on to my hotmail account it says: server connection failed :@ Please help me???

  • yeah thats what i did but my bluetooth is not working do you know how to get it working?

  • Nope but you can buy it from 2degrees shops and booths for $199

  • If your in nz you can get it off trademe

  • Does anybody know how I can order this phone? Feel free to email me - [email protected]

  • hi all, pls assist to instruct me how to connect internet on laptop via the acer e130 phone. thank so much for everyone prompt support

  • hi all, pls assist to instruct me how to connect internet on laptop via the acer e130 phone. thank so much for everyone prompt support

  • nice! looking forward to your youtube video! btw, is there any online store in NZ that I can buy it since Acer is not selling it in Singapore... thanks.

  • Hi Vinod, How much did you pay for this one ? and where are you located.? CD

  • hi this moblie i'm purches according it's feture's just like a g'talk and it's model frame is too good but it's feture is total waste d't use it that mobile purches means, killed my money and time toooooooooooooooooooo bad

  • try in this way :you have to touch and hold the icon you want to delete and then drop it to the tab (or push the right button at the bottom near the center key.Sorry for my english..

  • Where is the delete option in this phone. How to delete a desktop icon ? Its appreciable would any one could ans me?

  • Voip software installation is not there? All other features were good. It has a Linux OS & obviously takes time for frequent usage.

  • hi guys just ordered this phone for NZ$180 thats about US$90. it is the 3rd cheapest android phone available here in New Zealand after the vodafone 845 and huawei ideos U8150. i'm going to be doing a full youtube video review of this unique phone for you guys in the hope of busting some myths. in it i hope to cover -how to update to android 2.1 from the acer website -what the camera and video quality is like -some benchmark video, framerate and games tests -trackball and plastic housing quality control test -wifi and browsing review including youtube streaming -bluetooth pairing with other devices and headsets -agps test (someone asked before about just using gps without a data connection, i'll look into it but i have my doubts) -battery life any other complaints feel free to reply :)

  • Hi Friends, Is it recomended for voip phone purpouse? and how is its performance in Gcc especially in doha I impressed with the features and price but practically no idea for me please advise me recomended to buy this one or NOKIA is better?( Symbian or Andriod). Please advise Thanks

  • Hi, this phone is great. If your worried about processor speed don't be as the phone is not slow and the processor is sufficient due to the screen being a 2.6". I previously had a gt540 and this is faster. The touch screen is responsive and the qwerty pad is easy to type on. Internet wifi and gps are all working excellent. Some games from the market won't play on this phone due to the small screen however I have not come across many. Hope this info is helpful

  • My phone has wifi issue. It connects but getting disconnected frequently.Is there any solution. My phone is running 2.1.

  • Hi, Go to the support site for all products. Select Be touch e130 and select language English or Erench. Then you will see the multi language update on the OS tab and can download it.

  • I also help up with Android 1.6 (donut) OS and no bluetooth is working. Can you please tell me how can I upgrade my OS to Eclair 2.1? I checked in Acer website, yet difficult to locate the firmware. When tried for updating through phone, surched the updates and confirm no updates for current OS, Android 1.6. Please help

  • As your comment,could I believe? because it's negative comment all about product... anyway thank for the fact you get..... WJ

  • Hi I won this ph and has NO instruction manual anyone know where to download one from New Zealand

  • the phone is actually really good but my only probleme is the bluetooth i dont know how to cennect people and the fact that the camera dosnt have a zoom option

  • the phone got blocked because i was testing around with the patten thing so now it requires me to enter the gmail username and password abd when i do enter the correct one it does not unblock so I am stuck there i must say it is not a good phone

  • how to connect the phone to pc

  • you know anyone can write a message. I love this product but there are really great

  • Very bad product. get stuck while you phone. keyboard does not react from time to time, I had to take the battery away several times to stop a conversation because nothing reacts anymore. GPS did work once, after that it was unable to find the position. from time to time the sound when someone call is very bad, like if the phone was too busy doing something else (but it happen only when i do not use the phone for hours) very slow on the net, the cpu is to small for a good web experience. I have to shutdown the phone every days otherwise it happen that the 3G does not work anymore. the design is good and the quality too but this phone is not for professional use. it sound much more like a gadget that like a real communication tool. the Quality of the reception of the phone is very good the batery life is very short, do not try to use 3G synchro, bluetooth, wifi on + gps on and 1 hour of telephone call a day. the battery life will not survive during 10 hours.

  • From the official Acer website: Talk time: 6 hours Standby: 600 hours That's quite impressive...

  • Android 1.6 Donut is not supported the file transfering through bluetooth. It's paired and that's it no file transfering... The only way to transfer files is upgrade it to Eclair 2.1. so you can transfer files easily... Hope it helps

  • There is an upgrade firmware Eclair 2.1 multi-language for the Betouch E130 (available on Acer website). It works great so you guys dont have to worry about the acient 1.6 Donut Os anymore

  • You can´t pari it because the Android 1.6 (donut) doesn´t allow... Anyone knows if this can be upgrade to the 2.1 ?

  • you may buy bb curve 8520 >qwerty >no touchscreen > not expensive but you may also buy bb torch >qwerty >touchscreen >much expensive

  • Can any one jus tel me the reasonable price to purchase tis mobile!!! And whether the OS is upgradeable to ANDROID 2.1 0r 2.2!!!

  • Can any one jus tel me the reasonable price to purchase tis mobile!!! And whether the OS is upgradeable to ANDROID 2.1 0r 2.2!!!

  • its a very very bad mobile...bought and sold it out with in a week...no battery back up..poor wifi reception..very very slow net browsing...not user friendly..hangs frequently...

  • * -> must not expensive

  • not buying, just because of the track ball, i'm a bit uneasy with it. i'll consider Nokia or BB phones out there. any suggestions on what phone to buy? -> i need a qwerty -> a touch screen too. -> must no expensive , ^^

  • Phone Quality is Good, Android is good, the only problem I am facing is the blue tooth, it displays paired with other devices, but couldn't connect, strange ! any help

  • yes.. its not connecting with others mobile..even its not showing on other phones ?? how can we solves this prob ?

  • i have a problem with this device..bluetooth .. its not connecting to any phone ?? its saying paired but not connected ??? anyone know about solution ?

  • i think dis one s very good mobile

  • thank you

  • I was really hesitant about buying this phone from the comments posted but when I saw it had them unbox it and was quite shocked about the comments as I feel they are mistaken. I was holding a blackberry bold 9700 and the quality is the same. The phone is slightly larger which is great making the keyboard easier to type on. Screen quality is great and battery life is great. Screen is a touch screen and works great so for a person that loves android but also likes typing their mail and messages for now this is the phone. My only minus I give this phone is that it is android 1.6 not a 2.1 or 2.2 as only then can I download whatsapp the alternative to blackberry messenger.

  • I was really hesitant about buying this phone from the comments posted but when I saw it had them unbox it and was quite shocked about the comments as I feel they are mistaken. I was holding a blackberry bold 9700 and the quality is the same. The phone is slightly larger which is great making the keyboard easier to type on. Screen quality is great and battery life is great. Screen is a touch screen and works great so for a person that loves android but also likes typing their mail and messages for now this is the phone. My only minus I give this phone is that it is android 1.6 not a 2.1 or 2.2 as only then can I download whatsapp the alternative to blackberry messenger.

  • well I really, really like the look of this phone and was thinking of buying this or the Nokia E71 in white. But there are 2 posts on here that say the build quality is very bad (trackball and screen) I was waiting for an Android QWERTY and I don't mind Android 1.6 I'm just worried about the build quality. thank you.

  • I am in Dubai and the phone is selling for about usd 250. The build quality fine and the qwerty keyboard great. The android is the 1.6 though but managed to download all the applications which I needed. Finally a qwerty phone with android software. Unfortunately motorola has no demand in this part of the world which is a shame seeing the new range of motorola phones. If you are shopping for an alternative to the blackberry or nokia qwerty phones then I definately would suggest it.

  • where are you and how much did you pay? how is the build quaility?

  • Just bought the phone and have have had no issues whatsoever works great touch screen is perfect and I am enjoying it and the android software. Great size and the keyboard is perfect. I would say it is probably one of the best phones out there after the motorola droid pro. I have put my iPhone 4 and blackberry bold 9700 away.

  • Low price and very nice phone but... After 6 days the trackball stopped working.

  • Can i disable agps and use only gps module?

  • @Jackie - thank you...you sound like someone who ACTUALLY has the phone instead of someone just commenting on it based on a review they read. My friend told me that Acer phones are built badly....unless I see something that sasy it's good and maybe you got 2 bad phones I'm going to go back to my 1st choice...NOKIA E71 White

  • Worst phone i ever had. It looks cool, but the phone build quality is really bad! I have my second one in repair right now; So the story goes like this: I bought one 3 weeks ago in Belgium. So, I unpacked the box and I saw the view of the screen was blur. I thought it was maybe because of the android menu (special menu or something). But no, when i texted a message, the same thing came. The screen was not perfectly glued together, there was like water in it... Anyway, i took it back an asked for a new one. I got a new one after a big discussion... Now, 1,5 week later, the screen stopped working. I only had a black screen. Lights for the buttons did works as the sound did also. So i went back to the shop and luckaly got a replacement (old) phone in place, the phone is now send to the repair center. So, think twice before buying this phone! Bye

  • For built quality it is almost perfect (screen trackball azerty perfect to surf). Only thebackside locking look a bit weak (for 10 years use ;-). Gps is surely a agps kind so i have to wait till i get a data operator But for the video streaming not working i m confused why me ?? At the end if the video streaming work it is a very good phone to surf. It miss only the flash then

  • how is build quality?

  • almost perfect (screen is great, battery lenght, fast,...) BUT sadly 2 majors concern : 1° No GPS working, can not find my position 2° No flash support on android 1.6 !!! (how is it possible on earth ?) Wait till the upgrade ? = Thise video show theses features working (but as a seller don't reply anoying question)????? How does i can use his GPS and watch youtube ? fake ?

  • When this phone arrive in India, i will buy this!! so will my brother, father, mother, sister, aunt and uncle. When i show it to my boss and neighbours, i sure the will buy it also!! India will tremble upon the force of this phone!!

  • hey everybody, To choose between de acer E130 en de nokia E5, my bottom line (except the battery performance)is the internet use. So nokia E5 sould be better with his processor and more couloured screen. BUT I want to be able chek my regulars websites "out-of-line" on my lap top from my cell phone memory, is symbian v60 or Android 1,6 better in this case ?

  • Very good phone... Android (1.6, hope for upgrade quick), a large Qwerty, a touch screen and that trackball, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3mpixel camera and very beautifull piece of machine... �240 in Portugal contract-free...

  • That CPU cannot possibly be up to the task, despite the small screen and low resolution. I got rid of an android phone with a 600MHz CPU because it was to slow.

  • when is this phone coming to uk, does any one know

  • I've only used the black version and the quality seemed to be good but its all in plastic, even the borders. The keyboard's keys felt like to be strong. Hope I answer your question :)

  • what color is best and how is the build quality

  • And also, it's not an optical trackball but a simple one like on the HTC Hero or Magic!

  • Hi guys, I had the occasion to use this phone in a shop (in belgium the phone is already released) and the reason why I didn't buy it is because of the screen: it's a resistive touch screen! And when acer said that an update to android 2.1 will be available before the end of the year, I though it would be nice with the multi-touch. But with a resistive touch screen, there is no way. However when you read the specs you may think that the phone'll be slow (with a 400Mhz proc) but i can tell you that it is not a problem, the phone is fast and fluid, at least in the menu and the launcher, and the keyboard is really nice!

  • when this fone is going to come in India. I m eagerly waitin for it

  • HTC is coming out with the SALSA...google it..it's a beauty. But I do like the look of this.

  • Mmmmh? The prospect of an android qwertybar is really rather interesting. Will this begin a new surge against Blackberry just like the current surge against iphone? I guess since only Acer and Motorola have done this so far, its a bit soon to tell but if HTC or SE make one too, then its GAME ON! I wonder though, does anyone know if this has a capacitive or resistive touchscreen?

  • its august my frnd

  • Yeah the 416 mhz processor is a real bummer.

  • the price will be................ 190$

  • Why no 1700/2100 for T-mobile or wind.

  • This touchscreen QUERTY-bar (my dream form factor), REALLY needs a faster processor and fresh Android!!!

  • hope it will be cheaper than

  • It would have been a dream handset - Android with physical keyboard, Wow! - but processor is 'Too' slow. It may work well with v1.6 but it won't be sufficient for 2.1 or later upgrades.

  • We all say its a good phone, after coming only we know the reality.. hope to be good phone..

  • Nice phone but launching is late, als want to know price.it must be near about 12k to 14k.

  • Expected price by Experts.. close to 16 thousand in india.. and Gsmarena please check the specifications this phone is only compatible till 16 GB Max with 2 GB included also. im currently using one of the acer touch screen models and its fine performance wise but not good in terms of battery.. hope this one will not disappoint in terms of battery the worst thing abt acer is its hard to find good flip gripped covers in the market.

  • Finally a phone with touchscreen+QWERTY+android.............. Want to know the price...............

  • nice phone, but i wonder why there is no single android phone with front-facing video camera

  • hope it will be cheaper than

  • why put android 1.5 when froyo was relesed and it uses the same or lessere specs so this phone can use it.

  • awesome minimalism... absolutely love it... waiting for more pics

  • Very good phone