Kogan delays Android-powered Agora indefinitely

Joseph Hanlon | Jan 19, 2009

Kogan says the Agora phone, which was previously set to launch Down Under on January 29, must be redesigned.
(Credit: Kogan Technologies)

Australia's first smart phone to run on Google's Android, the Kogan Agora Pro, has been delayed indefinitely with its distributor citing its low-resolution display as the reason for not shipping the handset in its current form.

"It now seems certain the current Agora specifications will limit its compatibility or interoperability in the near future," said Kogan founder Ruslan Kogan in a statement.

"Since the design of the Agora, the Android community has been growing quickly... I now believe that in order to access all the Android platform has to offer, the Agora must be redesigned."

The Kogan Agora and Agora Pro smart phones feature a 2.5-inch QVGA (240 x 320-pixel) resolution display. The only other commercially available Android phone to date, the HTC Dream, features a 3.2-inch display with a 320 x 480-pixel resolution.

Google's Android OS is an open-source platform allowing software developers to freely create new applications and make them available to download from the Android Marketplace. As the Dream is the only Android handset on the market, developers will have been developing for screens with a resolution similar to its display.

Kogan will refund all money raised through the pre-sale of the Agora handsets. A new Android phone from the company is in development.

Via CNET Australia

Filed under: Handhelds, Mobile Phones
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mook73 says...
looks good at this point... i mean the physical phone which looks like the i780/i600. these days i am into giant size screens hahaha. so hopefully, these soon to be commonly-available android based phone will have a bigger screen with higher resolutions. quick, before i am bored with my iPhone hahaha

Jan 19, 2009 14:09