Only a few months after releasing its first cell phone in the Liquid series, the Acer Liquid A1, comes the next phone of that series, the Acer Liquid e.
The new mobile phone that was just announced today sports several interesting improvements over the Liquid A1.
The most prominent change is the Android 2.1 operating system. Most other features of the new phone are similar to those from the Liquid A1 including the underclocked Snapdragon cpu, the WVGA screen, battery life, memory, connectivity and camera.
Acer Liquid e Socialize in high definition
Barcelona, 15-18 february 2010 – Acer is proud to present Liquid e, the new version of the already well known Liquid smartphone.
Acer Liquid e features the latest Android™ 2.1 Operating System (aka Éclair). Building on the processing and graphical capabilities of the Qualcomm™ Snapdragon™ and its high definition screen, Liquid e is the state-of-the-art for multimedia, web browsing, and social media integration. It should thrill both avid users of internet on-the-go and new users eager to experience the rich possibilities offered by this innovative device.
This appealing high definition smartphone is the ideal solution for users demanding the best from their devices and in particular for high-definition video playback or streaming, gaming and browsing smoothly rich-content internet sites.
What’s new on Liquid e with Android Éclair 2.1:
• Home screens – The new version now handles five home screens by default, allowing users to easily install more applications from the rich selection available on the Android Market, as well as shortcuts and widgets;
• Quick Contacts – a feature that lets users easily switch between the address book and the social network applications;
• Live wallpapers to customize your Liquid e on the fly;
• A new keyboard layout with an extended dictionary for predictive input;
• An updated version of the Android browser, supporting HTML5, double-tap zooming, video tagging support and geo-location API support.With its 3.5″ high-definition capacitive touch screen, Acer Liquid e offers an unparalleled experience when watching pictures or videos, and proposes an abundance of new applications on Android™ Smart Handhelds – games, professional applications and web applets that will enrich the end user experience.
Powered by the powerful Qualcomm™ Snapdragon™ processor, Acer Liquid e provides instant access to web pages, smooth streaming of videos or music, and instant response from popular mail, maps and search applications. The high-speed processing capabilities and high-speed internet access (HSPA) of Snapdragon™ brings to life the Android™ experience: no idle-time, almost instant uploads of web pages and downloads of rich multimedia content. The developer community can now take full advantage of these capabilities to bring to market innovative applications that demand raw computing power and superior handling of 3D graphics.
Tags: Acer liquid, Acer Liquid e, acer phone, liquid e, smartphone
#1 written by Radu February 15th, 2010 at 13:43
Should this mean that Acer is not willing to provide an upgrade for Liquid A1 to the Eclair 2.0/2.1 in the near future?
#2 written by david February 16th, 2010 at 01:07
Why dont they provide upgrade to existing customer. We early adopters are the one who made acer famous in this area. Are they forgetting us
Any information on upgrade?
#3 written by Giovanni March 6th, 2010 at 03:14
when the android 2.1 on the acer liquid A1???????
we want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#4 written by max April 13th, 2010 at 12:17
Official confirmation for end of April in Europe see (in French) http://bliquid.fr
#5 written by Daniel April 27th, 2010 at 05:15
when the android 2.1 on the acer liquid A1???????
we want it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#6 written by Sarah April 27th, 2010 at 14:57
Official confirmation for end of April in Europe see (in French) http://bliquid.fr
#7 written by liquid_owner May 26th, 2010 at 12:59
2.1 ROM has been leaked already, do a search for it. Been running it on my A1 for a couple of weeks and it’s pretty stable.
#8 written by Steve May 28th, 2010 at 07:59
Should this mean that Acer is not willing to provide an upgrade for Liquid A1 to the Eclair 2.0/2.1 in the near future?