Comments on: Kogan Announces Australia’s First (Two) Android Phones

By: Ghostrider

Ghostrider — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:55:23 +0000

Has this been fully tested and approved by Telstra to operate on the Telstra NextG Network? The Big T have a habit of blocking the imei’s of non approved 850mhz devices operating on their NextG network

By: Meghan

Meghan — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:41:30 +0000

What will be the SAR value for this phone?

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:54:25 +0000

Kogan, you’ve made me the happiest boy in this technologically bankrupt husk of a continent.

By: Jono

Jono — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:53:12 +0000

It's funny that even this product mockup still suffers from the analogue clock not matching the digital clock error that was discovered months ago.

And Dave, as it supports UMTS2100 it will work fine on 3 (though internet access may require some minor configuration to set the right network settings). As a bonus, it also supports UMTS850, so next year when 3 have ironed out their roaming arrangement for Telstra's 850MHz network, you'll be able to take advantage of that too.

By: mojo

mojo — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:07:04 +0000

no blackberry button/logo on the product shots on the kogan website… but its pretty easy to see where the “inspiration” for this phone came from.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:59:11 +0000

@StevoTheDevo: Megapixels on phone cameras are meaningless anyway...it's the quality of the lens that will make a difference. If the camera is just for basic snaps (MMS or email)why bother putting more pixels in?

@Dave: Yes, it works on all Australian 3G networks.

It certainly looks decent and it's pretty cheap compared to just about everything else. I'd give it a go, but I would prefer a sliding keyboard (X1 & Touch Pro style) and a bigger, hi-res screen.

By: StevoTheDevo

StevoTheDevo — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:40:29 +0000

Just noticed it's not 900MHz HSDPA, so it's a 3 (when they get NextG access) and Telstra phone more than an Optus/Voda Phone..
It'll still work on Optus/Voda, but will drop to GSM in the country.

By: dave

dave — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:59:27 +0000

This is exactly what I want. A cheap phone that keeps up with all my google stuff and has mobile mapping. Will this work with a "Three" mobile service? If so, it looks like a fantastic idea.

By: N1NJ4

N1NJ4 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:26:51 +0000

do we finaly have an iphone killer? i hope so..

By: B

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:48:27 +0000

Wow, this is unexpected and looks the goods! I'll be in the market for a new phone soon, and was tossing up whether to buy an iPhone or maybe a blackberry bold (or even maybe a storm). This looks like a very attractive option! Since it's selling through kogan does that mean there's no way to get our hands on the device to see how it feels? ie, is it plasticy? How are the keys? how's the touchscreen? etc, etc.

Maybe we'll just have to wait for Giz to do a review? :)