Acer Liquid E

Manufacturer	Acer Inc.
Availability by region	August 2010 (UK) ^[1]
Predecessor	Acer Liquid A1
Successor	Acer Liquid Metal
Dimensions	62.5 x 115 x 12.5 millimetres
Mass	135 grams (battery included)
Operating system	Android 2.1 'Éclair'. (Upgradeable officially to Android 2.2 Froyo.)
CPU	Qualcomm QSD 8250 (Snapdragon), 768 MHz
Removable storage	microSD, up to 32GB
Battery	Li-Po 1350 mAh
Display	3.5" TFT LCD, capacitive touchscreen; 480x800 pixels^[1]
Rear camera	5 MP, 2560х1920 pixels, autofocus^[1]
Connectivity	Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR; Wi-Fi 802.11g, GPS with A-GPS
Other	Google turn-by-turn navigation

The Acer Liquid E is a touchscreen smartphone developed and marketed by Acer Inc. It is the second handset designed by Acer that uses Android 2.1 (Eclair).^[2] It was introduced in February, 2010 succeeding the Acer Liquid A1.

Features

The difference between the Acer Liquid E and the Acer Liquid A1 is the quantity of RAM - the Acer Liquid E has 512MB, twice that of the Acer Liquid at 256MB. Also it was shipped by default with Android 2.1 instead of Android 1.6.

Size and weight

The Liquid E measures 115 x 64 x 12.75 mm and weights 135g.

Display

The display of this smartphone was TFT LCD screen capable of displaying 256k colors with a diagonal size of 3.5 in (8.9 cm) and with a capacitive touchscreen. The LCD was capable of displaying 800 by 480 pixels (WVGA) giving a pixel density of ~267 ppi.

Camera

The camera featured in the phone may take pictures up to 5 megapixels with autofocus and record videos at a resolution of 640 by 480 pixels (VGA).

Operating system

The operating system pre-installed in the units shipped was the Android 2.1. 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. For those who prefer the stock Android UI, it is possible to change this in the phone settings.

Processor and memory

The processor installed was a Qualcomm 8250 clocked at 768 MHz.

It has 512 MB of RAM, twice the amount of the Liquid A1.

Storage

The 512 MB of internal flash memory is mostly designated to use by the phone's own system. The phone has a Micro-SD expansion port that allows users to install a Micro-SD card of up to 32 GB. Normally the Liquid E was shipped with a 2 GB Micro-SD card.

Connectivity

The 3G modem is capable of connecting to HSDPA networks in the 900 MHz, 1900 MHz and 2100 MHz bands. In addition, it has also WiFi 802.11 b/g and Bluetooth class 2.0 connectivity. There is also a GPS receiver built-in. There is also available a Mini-USB port to allow file-transfer to and from a computer and also debugging, a 3.5mm stereo audio jack and a built-in audio speaker (in addition to the ones to be used to make phone calls).^[3]