Acer announces the Predator 6 gaming smartphone
posted by Paul K.
/ Sep 02, 2015, 5:14 AM
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
34 Comments
2. Martin_Cooper
Posts: 1774; Member since: Jul 30, 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 Sep 02, 2015, 5:18 AM 1
4. MINDoSOUL
Posts: 321; Member since: Feb 28, 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 Sep 02, 2015, 5:24 AM 2
12. Martin_Cooper
Posts: 1774; Member since: Jul 30, 2013
M9 has amazing speakers and its not selling well
posted on Sep 02, 2015, 5:56 AM 1
24. SuperPotato
Posts: 13; Member since: May 26, 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 Sep 02, 2015, 10:03 AM 0
3. mistercarter
Posts: 360; Member since: Sep 01, 2011
they must be hiring 10 year olds to design their new products now
posted on Sep 02, 2015, 5:21 AM 4
7. TheGunnyPT
Posts: 252; Member since: Feb 12, 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 Sep 02, 2015, 5:28 AM 1
15. RajRicardo
Posts: 479; Member since: Feb 28, 2014
Even alienware laptops look the same. Never saw a gamer complain about that.
posted on Sep 02, 2015, 6:10 AM 6
20. mistercarter
Posts: 360; Member since: Sep 01, 2011
nobody said Alienware products look good anyways
posted on Sep 02, 2015, 7:43 AM 1
6. GreekGeek
Posts: 1276; Member since: Mar 22, 2014
MEDIATEK? GAMING? HAHAHA
Well it better be 720p
posted on Sep 02, 2015, 5:27 AM 3
18. Ordinary
Posts: 2454; Member since: Apr 23, 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 Sep 02, 2015, 7:16 AM 1
8. hafini_27
Posts: 943; Member since: Oct 31, 2013
What is the GPU used in the Heliox20?
posted on Sep 02, 2015, 5:29 AM 1
13. vincelongman
Posts: 5585; Member since: Feb 10, 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 Sep 02, 2015, 5:58 AM 0
16. anleoflippy
Posts: 596; Member since: Jan 03, 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 Sep 02, 2015, 6:12 AM 1
17. perry1234
Posts: 619; Member since: Aug 14, 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 Sep 02, 2015, 7:13 AM 1
23. 99nights
Posts: 1152; Member since: Mar 10, 2015
Mobile gaming sucks. Use a dedicated handheld like a 3ds or psvita. Andriod or ios, still sucks.
posted on Sep 02, 2015, 8:44 AM 0
33. perry1234
Posts: 619; Member since: Aug 14, 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 Sep 02, 2015, 2:42 PM 1
19. Michael.Parker
Posts: 273; Member since: Aug 22, 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.
