The first cell phone of the Acer Liquid series of phones, the Acer Liquid A1, was only released with a white cover by Acer back in December. Even then it was clear that Acer would eventually produce different colored versions of the A1 phone. It still took some time but the time has finally arrived. The first Acer Liquid A1 black cell phones have been spotted in stores (in countries where the phone is already sold).

The only difference between the white and black Acer Liquid phone is the color. All the technical details are identical.

The Acer Liquid has launched in the UK and some other European countries. Is there a list of release dates available? When will it for instance hit the US and Canada?

I am unable to give a precise date for release in the US & Canada but it is likely to be within the first 3 months of 2010.

Will there be carriers that offer the phone?

Not at present, likely to be in 2010 though.

The phone ships with Android 1.6, will it be possible to upgrade to Android 2

his is not planned at present.

Is the screen multi-touch capable?

This will depend on the Android system, with Android 1.6 it isn’t possible.

Is there a tethering option?

There is no tethering option

Does the phone support FM radio?

The phone does not support FM radio.

Is Flash for web browsing integrated?

Flash for web browsing is not integrated.

There you have it from an official source. There are currently no plans up provide Android Liquid A1 owners with an upgrade to Android 2.0. This does not mean that this is not going to happen though but if it is going to happen it will be not in the coming months, that is for sure.

Unboxing videos are usually a great source of first hand information about a device and the Acer Liquid videos are no exemption from that rule. One of the videos for instance mentions that the Acer Liquid A1 supports tethering which is backed up by a screenshot of the manual pages that describe the tethering setup.

Some other interesting factors like the cell phone’s battery life will become accessible in the near future when the first owners post their findings on the Internet.

We have confirmed December 7 as the launch date of the Acer Liquid smartphone in the United Kingdom yesterday and would like to bring some other launch details to your attention:

• The Acer Liquid A1 will only be available in white in December, red and black colors will follow in the first quarter of 2010.
• The Snapdragon processor will be underclocked to 768Mhz
• The 5MP digital camera has fast autofocus, geotagging but no Flash
• The phone will ship with Android 1.6 but it will be possible to upgrade to 2.0 in 2010.
• Status notifications for Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Picasa and Flickr
• Spinlets custom Android app for streaming media
• Options to automatically upload videos to Youtube and images to Flickr
• Options to sync Outlook email, calendar and contacts
• Acer Sync, a syncing alternative, to pair the Liquid with any Windows PC over the same Wi-Fi network
• Optimized power management
• First Android phone to run WVGA screen
• Acer App store coming but not available at launch

The Acer Liquid A1 white will also be available shortly in other European countries including Spain, France and Germany. The suggested retail price for the Acer Liquid A1 is €349.

The box will contain the Acer Liquid A1, a battery pack, 2GB micro SD card, mini USB charger, mini USB headset, mini USB data cable, software CD and quick starter guide. Clove offers world wide shipping according to our information which means that consumers from other parts of the world who are interested in the Acer phone can order it from Clove as well.

Features of Acer Liquid A1

• Qualcomm 8250 768MHz processor
• Android 1.6 (Donut) Operating System
• Slim design just over 12.5mm thick
• 3.5″ WVGA Touchscreen Display
• Quad-band GSM/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900
• Tri-band HSDPA 850/1900/2100 MHz
• 512MB ROM / 256MB RAM
• 5 Megapixel Camera
• Bluetooth 2 with EDR

Update: Amazon.co.uk is also offering the phone for pre-order. They do however only ship to locations in the United Kingdom

Acer Liquid A1

Acer Liquid Specs

The Acer Liquid A1 Specs have already been discussed but here they are in bullet point format (with some comments) so that you can read them easily.

* 1GHz Snapdragon Processor – Fastest smartphone processor available
* WVGA Screen (800 x 480 resolution) – Most phone use half the resolution
* 3.5 inch Capacitive Touch Screen – Touch screen along with four flat, touch-sensitive buttons: home, back, menu and search
* 5MP Camera with auto focus and Geo-tagging – 5MP is all you really need and geo-tagging is a cool bonus
* HSPA Connectivity – 7.2Mbps Speeds High Speed Packet Access Internet Browsing
* Wifi Synching – Use your wifi connection to sync files between your computer and your Acer Liquid phone
* Android 1.6 Donut – The latest Android build that will finally have a good phone to shine on
* GPS: Internal GPS antenna
* Connectivity: Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate and A2DP for wireless stereo headsets. Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi ®: IEEE 802.11 b / g, 3.5 mm audio jack 3.5 mm audio jack
* Memory: ROM: 512 MB / RAM: 256 MB ROM
* Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz Quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
* Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. Capacity: 1350 mAh, Talk time: Up to 300 minutes Talk time: Up to 300 minutes, Standby time: Up to 400 hours. (The above are subject to network and phone usage)
* Dimensions (LxWxT): 115 x 62.5 x 12.5 mm 115 x 62.5 x 12.5 mm
* New UI including access to entertainment/bookmarks – Quick access to things you use most often
* Spinlets – Free music/video streaming that can be shared with friends/family through web/email
* Expansion Slot: microSD ™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
* Social Network Integration… Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Picasa, Flickr, and other Social Media/Networks
* Weight: 135 grams with battery 135 grams with battery
* Comes in Red, White or Black

Acer Liquid Release Date

The Acer Liquid A1 release date will be on November 28 and can already be preordered in some countries such as Spain. This release date is very soon and just before some major other phones come out including the HTC HD2 (which also packs the Snapdragon processor) and other new smartphones that will run the Android operating software. Big surprise is that Acer is able to release this kind of phone way before Dell can – even tough we did hear Dell speaking alot more about it.

Acer Liquid Price

We did say that Acer was able to keep their prices down for even their high end technological products, and they didn’t disappoint us this time around either. The Acer Liquid A1 price is only 380 euros or around 570 dollars. This is all without Acer Liquid carrier subsidies coming into play (assuming there will be some). This is quite astonishing given all the goodies that is packed under this phone. Need I repeat: 5MP camera, 1 Ghz processor, HD screen, Android OS…really a fantastic deal.

This is the latest Acer Liquid news and developments that we have so far, be sure to stay tuned as we hear more about this amazing Acer phone including an in-depth review and places where you can buy the Acer A1 Liquid.