NEWS / MOBILE PHONES

Second Google Android Handset Out

04 Dec, 2008, 4:25 pm IST | by Shayne Rana | Mobile phones

The Australians have brought us Google’s second Android handset that’s named Agora. The handset’s being sold by an Australian website called Kogan in two versions – the Agora standard and the Kogan Agora Pro. The handsets are available on pre-sale and are unlocked to be used on any network.


The handset features a 2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 262K QVGA (320 X 240 pixel) resolution. It has a QWERTY keypad as well that gives it a look That is rather similar to Motorola’s Q9 Windows Mobile handset. Other features include a microSD card slot for memory expansion, GPRS/EDGE support and Bluetooth 2.0 (with EDR). Wi-Fi, internal GPS and a 2 megapixel camera are features that are available only with the Agora Pro version.


It’s also a rather sleek phone with dimensions like 108 mm x 64 mm x 14.8 mm and weighing in at 130g. With a 624 MHz processor paired with 128MB RAM it’s not going to be slow either. From the Google perspective the handsets will feature Google Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google Maps, Google Talk and Google Calendar options. For audio and video, the Agora supports MIDI, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, PCM and MPEG2 H263, H264, MPEG4, AVI for video.


The Agora standard edition is priced at Rs. 14, 840 (AUD $299) and the Kogan “Agora Pro” at Rs. 19, 804 (AUD $399).

Tags: Google Phone , Android

RELATED STORIES

Could This be the Google Phone?

Could This be the Google Phone?

Speculation would have it that the HTC Omni could very well be the future Gphone.

GPhone Launch Today; Bharti Indian Partner?

Google to Release Cellphone Next Year

HTC May Develop Google Phone

Global sales of mobiles dip 2 percent in Q1 2012, finds Gartner

Google's Android gains share in smartphones, finds survey

LG Optimus 3D selling for 20K on the Mobile Store

Nexus One Unboxing_ The Google Phone

07 Jan, 2010, 04:45 am IST

Nexus One Unboxing_ The Google Phone

Google Phone vs. 3G iPhone, the showdown!

23 Oct, 2008, 10:53 am IST

Google Phone vs. 3G iPhone, the showdown!

New Google Phone vs. iPhone

06 Jan, 2010, 09:20 pm IST

New Google Phone vs. iPhone

Android google phone

25 Sep, 2008, 02:04 am IST

Android google phone

 

features

Unboxing and first impressions of the LAVA XOLO X900

Unboxing and first impressions of the LAVA XOLO X900

The XOLO made its way into our labs recently and needless to say, our tech

By Shayne Rana

Mobile Grudge Match - Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X

Mobile Grudge Match - Samsung Galaxy S III vs HTC One X

Last night, we witnessed Samsung unveiling, what they have been referring...

By Roydon Cerejo

Samsung Galaxy S III - What to expect

Samsung Galaxy S III - What to expect

Apple fans have the iPhone 4S and Android fans have the Samsung Galaxy S2.

By Karan Shah , Rossi Fernandes

MORE FEATURES

Photos

Lava XOLO X900 Unboxing

Lava XOLO X900 Unboxing

04 May, 2012, 05:28 PM

2.8

Samsung Galaxy S III Launched

Samsung Galaxy S III Launched

04 May, 2012, 01:04 AM

4.7

Nokia 603 Review

Nokia 603 Review

09 Apr, 2012, 01:58 PM

3.2

MORE PHOTOS