Finally, a breath of fresh air. Kogan has announced its latest mobile phone that is running on Google Android platform. It is called Kogan Agora. Currently, the only phone that is running this platform is G1 from HTC. With these new phones (like two different models), we should expect more competition and thus, more competitive prices. 🙂
Price, Specs and availability after the break.
On Kogan website, it has two models with different price tag. One is called Kogan Agora at US$299 and the other one is called Kogan Agora Pro at US$399. It is now for pre-order and delivery is 29th January 2009.
Specification of Kogan Agora as below.
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Operating System |
Android ™ |
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Google Mobile Functions |
Google Search ™, Gmail ™, YouTube ™, Google Maps ™, Google Talk ™, Google Calendar ™. |
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Display |
2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 262K QVGA (320 X 240 pixel) resolution |
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Device Control |
5-Way Central Navigation Key |
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Keyboard |
QWERTY keyboard Keyboard backlighting |
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Connectivity |
Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate |
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Audio |
Built-in microphone and speaker Headphone output Ring tone formats: MIDI, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, PCM |
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Video |
Video formats supported: MPEG2 H263, H264, MPEG4, AVI |
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Mail attachment support |
Viewable document types: JPEG,GIF,WBMP,MIDI,AMR,MP3,WAV |
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Dimensions (HxWxD) |
108 mm x 64 mm x 14.8 mm |
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Weight |
130g |
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Battery |
Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery |
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Talk Time |
Up to 400 minutes |
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Standby Time |
Up to 300 hours |
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Processor MHz |
624 MHz |
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Memory |
256 MB On-board + 128 MB Flash microSD™ card expansion slot |
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Network |
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
Features Available:
- Handsfree
- FM radio
- JAVA 2.0
- SMS
- MMS 1.0
- WAP 2.0
- WAP Push
- Web Browser
- Bookmarks
- Video Recording
- Media Player
- Instant Messaging
- Phone Book
- Ring Silencer/Quick Silent
- Scheduler/Organiser
- Mini-USB Connectivity (charging, headset)
- Phone Book
- Integrated Antenna
- Fast Text Editor
- Lunar calendar, Calculator and Alarm Clock
Click Here for the Kogan Agora, US$299 version.
Specification of Kogan Agora Pro as below.
|
Operating System |
Android™ |
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Google Mobile Functions |
Google Search™, Gmail™, YouTube™, Google Maps™, Google Talk™, Google Calendar™. |
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Display |
2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 262K QVGA (320 X 240 pixel) resolution |
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Device Control |
5-Way Central Navigation Key |
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Keyboard |
QWERTY keyboard Keyboard backlighting |
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GPS |
GPS navigation capability with Google Maps™ |
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Connectivity |
Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate |
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Camera |
2.0 megapixel colour camera |
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Audio |
Built-in microphone and speaker Headphone output Ring tone formats: MIDI, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, PCM |
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Video |
Video formats supported: MPEG2 H263, H264, MPEG4, AVI |
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Mail attachment support |
Viewable document types: JPEG,GIF,WBMP,MIDI,AMR,MP3,WAV |
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Dimensions (HxWxD) |
108 mm x 64 mm x 14.8 mm |
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Weight |
130g |
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Battery |
Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery |
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Talk Time |
Up to approximately 400 minutes |
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Standby Time |
Up to approximately 300 hours |
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Processor MHz |
624 MHz |
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Memory |
256 MB On-board + 128 MB Flash
microSD™ card expansion slot
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Network |
UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) |
Features Available:
- Handsfree
- FM radio
- JAVA 2.0
- SMS
- MMS 1.0
- WAP 2.0
- WAP Push
- Web Browser
- Bookmarks
- Video Recording
- Media Player
- Instant Messaging
- Phone Book
- Ring Silencer/Quick Silent
- Scheduler/Organiser
- Mini-USB Connectivity (charging, headset)
- Phone Book
- Integrated Antenna
- Fast Text Editor
- Lunar calendar, Calculator and Alarm Clock
Click Here for the Kogan Agora Pro, US$399 Version.
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