Acer announced the Liquid Jade S smartphone powered by a MediaTek 64-bit processor. Read specs, pricing and more details here.
Acer Taiwan just took the wraps off the new Liquid Jade S smartphone which is now powered by a 64-bit MT6572M octa-core processor from MediaTek pegged at 1.5GHz. Aside from that, the device also supports LTE connectivity and is actually packed with very nice specs. The screen boasts a 5"HD (1280x720p) IPS display with Zero Air Gap technology.
The almost phablet-sized display is shielded by a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 layering for scratch and shatter protection. For multitasking requirement there will be a 2GB of RAM and then a 16GB of internal storage right out of the box which supports microSD card up to 32GB. The Acer Liquid Jade S will be running Android 4.4.4 Kitkat (hopefully Android 5.0 Lollipop update will follow) and on the back sits a 13MP camera with LED flash and f/1.8 aperture paired with a 2MP front facing camera.
The usual connectivity options will come with the Liquid Jade S such as LTE, dual-SIM, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and many others. See rest of the specs below.
Acer Liquid Jade S specs:
- 5" HD IPS With Zero Air Gap Display
- 1280x720 resolution, 294ppi
- Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- 1.5GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6572M 64-Bit Processor
- Mali-T760 GPU
- 2GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage
- Supports microSD card up to 32GB
- 13MP rear camera with LED flash and f/1.8 aperture
- 2MP front camera
- Android 4.4.4 Kitkat
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, MicroUSB 2.0
- GPS, A-GPS
- LTE
- Dual-SIM
- DTS Sound
- 143 x 69 x 7.78 mm
- 116g
- 2,300mAh battery
Acer Liquid Jade S will be released in Taiwan starting December 18 with a price tag of 6,990 TWD or about Php10,000 in the Philippine currency. Is the smartphone will be released outside Taiwan as well? That has yet to be announced.
