Well, Asus and Garmin may be parting ways, but there are still
friendships to be made in the
smartphone world.
Acer and
Ferrari (yes,
that Ferrari!) have managed to come together in order to put forth a new
smartphone model based around Google's Android OS, and just like the
Ferrari-based notebooks that we have seen in the past, there's no doubt
that the color scheme will attract some eyes. This is easily one of the
hottest, most stylish Android phones that have hit the mainstream, and
even if you aren't particularly fond of Ferrari, that candy apple red
paint makes it stand out from the rest.
The jointly produced phone will fall into Acer's Liquid model line, and
production will be limited to just 200,000 pieces. It will be Ferrari
branded and sold with Ferrari content pre-loaded. Acer hasn't exactly
had that much luck in the smartphone market; they're dominating PC
sales, but are stretching for just 6 to 7% of the handset market. But
with a wild option like this, who knows what the future will hold.