Acer unveils Liquid Z2 and Liquid E1 smartphones with Android 4.1



Acer has unveiled 2 new smartphones Liquid Z2 and Liquid E1 for the European markets. The Liquid E1 was formally announced last month, now the company has announced it for the European markets. The Liquid Z2 has a 3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display and runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean). It is powered by a single-core 1GHz processor and comes with optional dual SIM support.

The Liquid E1 has a 4.5-inch (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, has popup Float Caller notification and comes with DTS digital audio support for enhanced audio output.

Acer Liquid E1 specifications

  • 4.5-inch (960 × 540 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
  • 1 GHz dual-core Cortex A9 processor
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
  • 9.9 mm and weighs 130g
  • 5MP auto focus camera with LED Flash, 720p HD video recording, 0.3MP front-facing camera
  • 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR and aGPS
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 1GB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB
  • 1760 mAh battery with up to 8h talk time and and 400h standby

Acer Liquid Z2 specifications

  •  3.5-inch (480 x 320 pixels) capacitive touch screen display
  • 1 GHz processor
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) OS
  • 12.25mm thick and weighs 110g
  • 3MP or 5MP camera
  • 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR and aGPS
  • Dual SIM (optional)
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB
  • 1300 mAh battery

No details about the pricing or the availability for these handsets yet, but Acer has announced that both the Liquid E1 and Liquid Z2 would be available first in France, Belgium, Netherlands and Ukraine followed by Russia, UK and Italy. Acer would show off both these Android smartphones at the Mobile World Congress 2013 in Barcelona next week.

Via: Engadget


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