Acer's new Liquid Jade Z could be the best mid-range smartphone at MWC 2015
Acer's new Liquid Jade Z could be the best mid-range smartphone at MWC 2015
At MWC 2015, Acer unveiled the Liquid Jade Z, a competitively priced mid-range phone with a 5-inch 720p IPS display, a Mediatek 1.5GHz 64-bit quad-core processor paired with 1GB RAM, 4G LTE connectivity and a 13MP f/1.8 aperture rear camera with a 5MP front-facing f2.2 camera.
Design-wise, the Liquid Jade Z has a soft look with curved edges. The phone is fairly light at just 120g and it's quite thin too at 7.9mm. The front sports a Gorilla Glass 3 panel, while the back is a textured plastic, which gives it a nice grippy feel. The phone will be available in either black or white.
One interesting feature of the Jade Z is its 24-bit hi-res HD DTS stereo speakers. The speakers are located on the rear of the phone in a ring-like pattern. A quick demo sounded reasonably impressive, with lots of volume, but as the show floor was very noisy, we weren't able to fully test the phone's audio capabilities.
The Jade Z has 8GB of internal storage, which isn't a lot, but fortunately there's also a microSD card slot for expandable storage. Iinside the Jade Z, you'll find a 2,300mAh capacity battery.
The Liquid Jade Z will be launching later this this month with a retail price of €199 (S$302).