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Kogan Agora Pro on Midnight Update

Midnight Update manage to get their hand on the real prototype of Kogan Agora Pro. Look at the video below

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Move to 5.25 forward to see the phone in action.

Midnight Update via Gizmodo

The Kogan Agora Android Phone

Finally, after a month from the official statement, Kogan announce their own versions of Android phones. It will come in two flavor. Kogan Agora and Kogan Agora Pro. Kogan Agora have all the sweet package that all manufactured phone have except WiFi and GPS will be available on the Kogan Agora Pro.

For me, this is great, but I have some mixed feelings about the release. Lets recap from the last statement a month ago

1. Price AUD$199
2. iPhone look and feel.
3. Built-in qwerty keyboard
4. No international shipping

Now everything is changed.

1. Price AUD$199 - now its AUD$299 and AUD$399 (50% and 100% more and up)
2. iPhone look and feel - feels like a blackberry on and Android theme
3. Built-in qwerty keyboard - now its hardware
4. No international shipping - Now it ship worldwide with additional cost.

Anyway here are the specs:

Kogan Agora

Kogan Agora Pro

Hopefully Kogan will put a review and then I will have some tought to buy it. For the time being, it is not on my list to buy. But for a phone with the pack of feature, it is still cheap compared to others.

Qigi Android Phone

Another Android phone is in the way on 2009. Qigi i6 will be released with two flavor, Windows Mobile 6.1 and Android. Who cares for winmo os. Prior to this, I think this is more legit news because the is actual phone being manufactured and even a press release party for Qigi (not like zzzPhone and Kogan).

Kogan Phone Delivery.

I am interested on getting this kogan android phone ( no official name yet! ). But the main problem is, kogan only ship it within Australia only. No international delivery. Last week, I’ve emailed the kogan sales team to clarify on this.

Hi,

I am Shafiq from Malaysia. On the recent news kogan might release a google phone that caught my attention. I have a few question to ask?
1. Are Kogan on a plan to shipping worldwide including Malaysia? 2. I will be visiting Gold Coast on Feb 2009 for a vacation (17 till 21). If I purchased your google phone, and put the address of my hotel aparment that I will be staying, how many days it will take to deliver (from ordering until delivery).

Thanks.

The very next day, the sales team, they replied

Hi,

Thank you for enquiring about the Kogan “Android” Phone. Full product
specifications are yet to be released to the media or public. To
receive product updates, and to be the first in Australia to gain
access to this innovative and exciting new product, please join our
mailing list at www.kogan.com.au

We will not be shipping internationally, however it may be possible to
deliver to your hotel in Australia.
Please contact us closer to the date.



Kindest Regards,
Louis

So, now, I have to wait until 15th Dec 2008, whether Kogan will be releasing its own android phone. If this is legit, surely I will be order it just before I will visiting Australia on February 2009.