Acer to launch WP7 smartphones this year

Posted on Friday, February 18 2011 @ 6:40 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

DigiTimes reports Acer will not only make Android smartphones but also models based on Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 platform:

Acer plans to launch Windows Phone 7 (WP7)-based smartphones in 2011 in addition to Android-based models and projects its total shipments of smartphones to reach several million units for the year, according to Aymar de Lencquesaing, president of Acer's Smart Handheld Business Group (SHBG).

Acer is currently displaying two new Android-based smartphones, the Liquid mini and beTouch E210 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), in addition to a series of Iconia tablet PCs and new netbooks, including the Aspire One 522 and D255.

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