Posts tagged Acer Liquid E

The Acer Liquid E is a tough phone to classify: to look at it is to see a handsome, austere phone, all-black or white, with a sharp WVGA screen running the newest (available) Android OS. Its specs are high-end, even enviable, but it has a strange pedigree. It runs an underclocked Snapdragon processor, using only 75% of its total power to conserve battery; it has only 256MB RAM, where most new phones have 512MB; it has a 5MP camera, but no flash; it feels good in the hand, but looks cheap.

But it is cheap. Rogers is offering the phone at a significant discount over its big brother, the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10. This is likely because Acer, the phone’s manufacturer, can provide it to the carrier at a discount, since it manufacturers its phones, and doesn’t use expensive parts. The phone costs $49.99 on a 3-year contract and $424.99 on its own (I incorrectly state in the video a no-contract price of $349.99.) That is relatively cheap for a phone with these kinds of high-end specs. Once the phone is rooted and can install custom ROMs, the potential is limitless for Android enthusiasts looking to overclock, tweak and hack, while staying value-conscious.

The rest of the specs also stack up: 800x480px WVGA screen, Wifi, GPS, multi-touch, microSD slot. It runs on Rogers’ mature 3G network, and, while it doesn’t compare to the Nexus One in terms of sheer power, it keeps up quite well.