Acer Liquid A1
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| Manufacturer | Acer Inc. |
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| Availability by country | December 2009 (UK) |
| Dimensions | 62.5 x 115 x 12.5 millimetres |
| Weight | 135 grams (battery included) |
| Operating system | Android 1.6 'Donut'. (Upgradeable officially to Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread for Liquid MT and Android 2.2 Froyo for Liqud E.) |
| CPU | Qualcomm QSD 8250 (Snapdragon), 768 MHz |
| Removable storage | microSD, microSDHC, TransFlash, SDIO |
| Battery | Li-Po 1350 mAh |
| Display | 3.5" TFT LCD, capacitive touchscreen; 480x800 pixels[1] |
| Rear camera | 4.9 Megapixel, autofocus[1] |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR; Wi-Fi 802.11g, GPS with A-GPS |
| Other | Google turn-by-turn navigation |
The Acer Liquid A1 (S100) is a smartphone manufactured by Acer Inc. of Taiwan. It was launched on 7 December 2009 in the UK.[2] The phone is Acer's first to use the Android operating system, backed by Google.[3] It is also the world's first Android phone to use a Snapdragon processor.[4]
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[edit] Software updates
Acer announced their intention to release an update for the Acer Liquid in the first half of 2010 that would upgrade the Android OS 1.6 version to version 2.1 ( Eclair). The update finally came in July 2010.[5]
[edit] Acer Liquid E
Acer Liquid E is the second handset designed by Acer Inc. that uses Android operating system 2.1 ( Eclair).[6] The difference between the Acer Liquid E and the Acer Liquid is the quantity of RAM - the Acer Liquid E has 512MB, twice that of the Acer Liquid at 256MB.
In February, 2011, Acer announced the official 2.2 upgrade for Acer Liquid E and Acer Liquid E Ferrari Edition with the new Acer-made Breeze UI
[edit] Specifications
The specifications according to the Acer website in July 2010 [7] :
- Dimension/Weight: 115 x 64 x 12.75 mm / 135g
- Processing: Qualcomm 8250 768 MHz
- OS: Android 2.1 Éclair
- Camera/Video recording: 5 MP Autofocus / VGA
- Display: LCD 3.5” WVGA Capacitive Touch
- Connectivity: WiFi 802.11 b/g,Bluetooth Class 2.0, GPS, Micro-SD slot (supports up to 32 GB), Mini-USB, Audio output: 3.5mm stereo audio jack
- Web: Browser: Android Browser; Search: Google Search
- Battery: Li-Po 1350 mAh
[edit] Acer Liquid MT
Acer Liquid MT (Metal) is the new Liquid handset released by the company. After some rumors the smartphone was officially unveiled in October 2010.[8] The smartphone runs Android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system and it's powered by an 800 MHz Qualcomm MSM7230 processor. It has 512 MB of RAM and 512 MB ROM. The device is capable of 4-finger-multitouch input and has integrated GPS too. It has a 5 MP camera.
Acer Liquid MT is priced around 
13,000 to 14,000 in India.[9]
[edit] Specifications
The specifications according to the Acer website in October 2010 [10]:
- Size and weight: 115 x 63 x 13.5 135 g
- Screen: LCD 3.6” WVGA multi-touch capacitive screen, 16 M colors
- Connectivity: HSPA 14.4Mbps, WiFi and Bluetooth
- Social applications: Built-in Facebook and Twidroid applications
The Liquid Metal is available in two colors: silver and brown
In October 2011 the 2.3.5 Gingerbread update for the Liquid MT was officially released by Acer.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Acer Liquid A1 S100 US (Acer A1) Specs". PDAdb.com. 14 December 2009. http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=2131&c=acer_liquid_a1_s100_us_acer_a1. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ http://www.acerliquid.net/tag/acer-liquid-launch
- ^ "Acer Liquid A1 Review". Phone Arena. 21 December 2009. http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Acer-Liquid-A1-Review-review-r_2355.html. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ Jennifer Johnson (15 October 2009). "Acer Announces Liquid A1, "The World’s First Snapdragon & Android 1.6 Smartphone"". Hot Hardware. http://hothardware.com/News/Acer-Announces-Liquid-A1-The-Worlds-First-Snapdragon--Android-16-Smartphone/.
- ^ http://www.mobilephone-news.com/2010/07/acer-liquid-a1-gets-android-2-1-eclair-update/
- ^ http://androidcommunity.com/acer-liquid-e-20100215/
- ^ http://www.acer.co.uk/acer/product.do?link=oln85e.redirect&changedAlts=&kcond48e.c2att101=-1&CRC=2759084358#wrAjaxHistory=0
- ^ http://www.unwiredview.com/2010/09/13/acer-liquid-metal-confirmed-will-run-froyo-and-launch-in-the-uk-by-the-end-of-october/
- ^ http://latestmobiles.tk/acer-liquid-metal-limited-edition
- ^ http://mobile.acer.com/en/phones/liquid-metal/details/?s=specs
[edit] External links
- Acer Smartphone Official Site
- Acer Liquid Official Site
- Acer Liquid E Video
- Acer Liquid Metal Official Site
[edit] See also
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