December 7, 2008 by Vincent

Second Android Phone – Kogan Agora

Kogan, a company based in Australia, had launched the second mobile phone powered by Google Android, namely Kogan Agora after the T-Mobile G1. Instead of following the iPhone trend, the Kogan Agora feature a smaller touchscreen and have its QWERTY keyboard positioned like a BlueBerry.

The Kogan Agora comes in two versions—pro and non-pro. The Pro version is priced at AUD $399 (around USD $260) while the non-pro at AUD $299 (around USD195).

The non-pro version is not worth mentioning as it does not come with a camera, a GPS receiver and does not support Wi-Fi. It is pointless to have a QWERTY keyboard nicely fitted and have loads of internet activities support like emailing with attachment supported and access to Google services and products—but, no Wi-Fi!

The Kogan Agora Pro definitely make more sense, with the following specifications:

• 2.5-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen.
• Integrated QWERTY keyboard.
• High-speed 3G network connection.
• One-Touch Google Search â„¢.
• Easy Web Browsing.
• Easy-to-use email with attachment support for images, videos, music and documents.
• Customisable Home Screen with instant Email, text message and IM notifications.
• Instant access to mobile Internet services (Gmail â„¢, YouTube â„¢, Google Talk â„¢, Google Calendar â„¢, Google Maps â„¢).
• Music Player.
• Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate
• microSDâ„¢ expansion slot for all your storage needs.
• Wi-Fi network access.*
• GPS navigation capability.*
• 2.0 megapixel camera.*

* indicates the feature that is missing in the non-pro version.

Kogan Agora hands-on:

Unlike the iPhone and T-Mobile G1, the Kogan Agora is not tied to a particular carrier, meaning it can be used with any carrier without the need of unlocking or jailbreaking.

International buyers can pre-order the Kogan Agora on this page.

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