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The Agora is a smartphone from Austrailian manufacturer Kogan. It is the second phone released to use Google's new Android platform. Featuring a 3G network connection, a 2.5" touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.0, and a full QUERTY keypad it is designed primarily for the Austrailian market. The Agora is available for export, but only from the Kogan website.The Agora Pro, which includes a 2MP camera, GPS and WiFi network connection is available for $100AU more.
MSRP $299.00
Release date December, 2008
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MSRP $199.00
Released July, 2008
Pros
- GPS Support
- High speed 3G
- Good selection of free apps available
Cons
- Can't replace the battery yourself, can't replace with a "spare"
- Crippled Bluetooth (only hands-free devices supported)
- Battery life is disappointing
when using 3G
Kogan Agora
0%
vs.
Apple iPhone 3G
100%
MSRP $399.00
Released June, 2007
Pros
- Innovative touchscreen gesturing UI
- Two-finger interface to resize images
- Great web browser for such a small device
Cons
- Not 3G yet
- Expensive.
- Cannot replace battery - soldered to the motherboard
Kogan Agora
0%
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Apple iPhone 2G
100%
MSRP $799.00
Released October, 2008
Pros
- Optic joystick (is getting used to)
- Opera Browser 9.5
- Li-Po 1500 mAh battery
Cons
- Initial price can be too much for some
- Change of panels can be slow for some
- Speaker sounds is not loud enough
Kogan Agora
0%
vs.
Sony Ericsson Xperia X1
100%
MSRP $600.00
Released November, 2008
Pros
- has the ability to cut & paste
- First touchscreen Blackberry
- built in GPS
Cons
- interface can be slow
- no WiFi connectability
- tactile touchscreen can take some getting used to
Kogan Agora
0%
vs.
RIM BlackBerry Storm
100%
MSRP $199.99
Released June, 2009
Pros
- full 3.5mm headphone jack
- removable battery
- backlit QWERTY keyboard
Cons
- no higher capacity models
- exclusive to Sprint for the first half of 2009
- no expandable memory
Kogan Agora
17%
vs.
Palm Pre
83%
MSRP $179.00
Released October, 2008
Pros
- Large touch-screen
- Integrated GPS including Google StreetView
- Dedicated full QWERTY keyboard
Cons
- No headphone jack
- weak battery life with use of 3G
- No camera flash
Kogan Agora
33%
vs.
HTC Dream
67%
MSRP $350.00
Released August, 2008
Pros
- 3G network connectivity
- Built-in GPS
- Tactile keyboard is faster typing than iPhone touchscreen
Cons
- Immature app-store
- Browser isn't as good as the iPhone's
- locking the phone does not disable volume/track control button on side
Kogan Agora
vs.
RIM BlackBerry Bold
MSRP $700.00
Released October, 2008
Pros
- Opera-mini browser rivals mobile safari
- Slick touch screen interface
- Auto-senses rotation to switch from portrait to landscape modes
Cons
- Non-Expandable memory - Limited to 4GB internal memory
- Gets hot under regular use
- Runs Windows Mobile which can be quite slow/bloated
Kogan Agora
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HTC Touch Diamond
MSRP $700.00
Released September, 2009
Pros
- 3.2" touchscreen display
- full QWERTY keyboard
- 8GB of internal storage
Cons
- not much smaller than the N97
- no lens cover
- keyboard is worse than that on the original
Kogan Agora
vs.
Nokia N97 Mini
MSRP --
Released September, 2009
Pros
- high quality, high resolution 8.1MP camera
- large 3.2" WVGA touchscreen (480 x 800px)
- microSD/microSDHC card reader for external storage
Cons
- lacks internal storage
- runs Windows Mobile 6.5
- heavy and large
Kogan Agora
vs.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2
MSRP $200.00
Released July, 2009
Pros
- standard (solid) BlackBerry build quality
- standardized battery - same that can be found on the Storm or Curve 8900
- 256MB of RAM
Cons
- no WiFi
- operating system has not been updated
- annoying black border around the display
Kogan Agora
vs.
BlackBerry Tour 9630
MSRP $280.00
Released December, 2008
Pros
- 3G data connectivity
- WiFi enabled
- full QWERTY keyboard
Cons
- poor image quality when using the 2MP camera
- looks like a BlackBerry knock off
- micro-USB cable not included
Kogan Agora
vs.
Nokia E63
MSRP --
Released May, 2009
Pros
- QWERTY keyboard
- Trackball
- GPS functionality
Cons
- no internal storage
- no touch screen
- no 3.5 headphone output
Kogan Agora
vs.
HTC Snap (S522)
Reviews
December 4, 2008
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Pros
- features Android
- $299AU without contract
- best of both worlds - keypad with tactile response and touchscreen
Cons
- not a well known manufacturer
- cannot be serviced or replaced very easily in NA
- no camera, GPS or WiFi connection
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Cons
- not a well known manufacturer
- cannot be serviced or replaced very easily in NA
- no camera, GPS or WiFi connection
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