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Acer announces the Predator 6 gaming smartphone

Posted: 02 Sep 2015, 05:14 , posted by Paul K.

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Acer announces the Predator 6 gaming smartphone

Along with announcing the launch of the Predator 8 gaming tablet, which will come in 2-3 weeks, Acer has also introduced its brand-new gamer-centered smartphone – the Predator 6. The presentation was a bit sparse and not much in the way of pricing or release date was mentioned, but we got a general idea of what the handset is going to be all about.

The Predator 6 smartphone will be outfitted with a MediaTek deca-core chip – we assume that's the MTK 6797 Helio X20 – and 4 GB of RAM. The screen's diagonal was not shared, but, judging by the naming scheme and device size, we'd say it's around the 6-inch mark. We can't possibly know anything about on-screen resolution, however. The main camera was announced to have a 21 MP resolution – dare we speculate a Sony sensor underneath?

Now, for the gamer features – Acer has outfitted the Predator 6 with the same 4-speaker setup that can be found on the tablet, for some extra-immersive sound. Additionally, the phone was touted to be capable of giving off controller-level haptic feedback vibrations.

We can't be sure how much these shiny features will actually improve gaming on a touchscreen device, but we are, at the very least, curious to test them out, should we get our hands on one. Stay tuned!

Acer Predator 6

Acer Predator 6

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posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:17 2

1. supracer (Posts: 24; Member since: 21 Jul 2015)

I don't care if its a mediatek chip! This is going to be one awesome phone which I would happily get! Beautiful!!

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:18 1

2. Martin_Cooper (banned) (Posts: 1774; Member since: 30 Jul 2013)

You can game really well with a Moto G. I dont see anyone buying a smartphone just cause it has some extra gaming gimmicks.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:24 2

4. MINDoSOUL (Posts: 321; Member since: 28 Feb 2014)

Not true, beside the powerful processor it has 4 nice looking speakers. People will buy it because they want to upgrade their smartphones anyway so these "gaming gimmicks" which you mention are a great bonus.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:56 1

12. Martin_Cooper (banned) (Posts: 1774; Member since: 30 Jul 2013)

M9 has amazing speakers and its not selling well

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 06:01 3

14. MINDoSOUL (Posts: 321; Member since: 28 Feb 2014)

it's not selling well but it is or was selling. Anyway i welcome such effort because it gives us more variety or options to choose from.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 10:03

24. SuperPotato (Posts: 13; Member since: 26 May 2015)

Agree, 4 speakers doesn't mean they're 4 good speakers though, let's wait and see, this device got my curiosity at least, but there are some things I'd like to know like battery capacity before judging. Besides I thought I wouldn't see any Helio X20 device until 2016, and that's the only deca core I know of.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 11:51

27. Loveneesh (Posts: 395; Member since: 14 Jul 2015)

You must remember xperia play and legendary Nokia ngage Q.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:21 4

3. mistercarter (Posts: 360; Member since: 01 Sep 2011)

they must be hiring 10 year olds to design their new products now

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:28 1

7. TheGunnyPT (Posts: 252; Member since: 12 Feb 2015)

Yeah, this is weird looking phone.

I mean I'm a gamer on PC/consoles and also play on mobile on the go..

But I would never sport a phone like this..

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 06:10 6

15. RajRicardo (Posts: 476; Member since: 28 Feb 2014)

Even alienware laptops look the same. Never saw a gamer complain about that.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 07:43 1

20. mistercarter (Posts: 360; Member since: 01 Sep 2011)

nobody said Alienware products look good anyways

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 11:55 1

28. Loveneesh (Posts: 395; Member since: 14 Jul 2015)

But gamers buy's alienware products.
This phone is made for gamers not for cowards.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 08:26 1

22. hamaidx (Posts: 70; Member since: 28 Apr 2015)

who are by far better than so called Apple designers...

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:27

5. Settings (Posts: 2924; Member since: 02 Jul 2014)

Hardware buttons is the fine line of a true gaming smartphone. Without it, it's just a plain smartphone just like the others.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:27 3

6. GreekGeek (Posts: 1276; Member since: 22 Mar 2014)

MEDIATEK? GAMING? HAHAHA
Well it better be 720p

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:35 1

10. dimas (Posts: 3139; Member since: 22 Jul 2014)

It should be, it's gonna be crying for battery if they put QHD on that thing.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 07:16 1

18. Ordinary (Posts: 2454; Member since: 23 Apr 2015)

They will be most likely use Mali-T880MP6 which is a great GPU and with 1080p display it should handle all games with ease.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 12:29

30. GTNavy (Posts: 55; Member since: 13 Oct 2014)

Will it play COD Black Ops 3? Fallout 4? WoW? Then this is not a gamer anything.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:29 1

8. hafini_27 (Posts: 942; Member since: 31 Oct 2013)

What is the GPU used in the Heliox20?

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:58

13. vincelongman (Posts: 5550; Member since: 10 Feb 2013)

Rumors is ARM Mali T880 MP4
We have no idea how it performs
But I would be highly surprised if it was better than what's in the current flagships

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:30

9. dimas (Posts: 3139; Member since: 22 Jul 2014)

They better make sure they've got big battery for those 4 speakers.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 05:51

11. SonyOwner (unregistered)

Uhhh is the model available?

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 06:12 1

16. anleoflippy (Posts: 596; Member since: 03 Jan 2013)

To anyone saying the processor sucks because it uses Mediatek, don't join the bandwagon. This uses the Helio X20, one of the better and higher end processors.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 07:13 1

17. perry1234 (Posts: 570; Member since: 14 Aug 2012)

I still feel , at the core , Andriod is not a good gaming platform. It does a lot of other things and it does them really well but when it comes to mobile gaming always have an iOS device as a backup ( iPad , iPhone or for those who are on a budget , iPod Touch).

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 08:44

23. 99nights (Posts: 1152; Member since: 10 Mar 2015)

Mobile gaming sucks. Use a dedicated handheld like a 3ds or psvita. Andriod or ios, still sucks.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 10:31

25. perry1234 (Posts: 570; Member since: 14 Aug 2012)

I disagree . iOS has great 3rd party accessories like joysticks that make it a great portable gaming console.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 12:33 1

31. GTNavy (Posts: 55; Member since: 13 Oct 2014)

iOS/Android will never have the immersive AAA games that PC/console have. If you think otherwise, you're in a fairy tale.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 14:42 1

33. perry1234 (Posts: 570; Member since: 14 Aug 2012)

Never said that . I was just defending the iOS alternatives as portable gaming consoles. iOS / high-end Android with Play store access have lots of quality titles and can compete with almost any handheld.
But that said , serious full-time games are of course best played on serious hardware ( i.e. gaming computers /consoles).

Also , lets not forget about people who just want to play on their commute , beats having to spearate devices for sure.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 07:20 1

19. Michael.Parker (Posts: 273; Member since: 22 Aug 2015)

All this power yet almost no Android apps can even reach the limits of phones from 3 years ago, so this seems like more of a bragging fuel device than actually be anything useful.

posted on 02 Sep 2015, 12:38

32. GTNavy (Posts: 55; Member since: 13 Oct 2014)

Phone tech is moving faster than it's own games and apps, just so they can out compete themselves. Developers can't keep up. Will lead to more fragmentation and eventually incompatible software.