Acer Liquid Jade Z, Liquid Z410: Two Dual-SIM LTE Phones For The U.S. Market

Acer announced that it's bringing two new Android smartphones to the U.S. market: the Liquid Jade Z and the Liquid Z410, both with dual-SIM and LTE capabilities as well as affordable pricing.

The smartphone also brings an option between 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of storage, and 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage, just like the new Moto G 2015. The storage can be expanded with up to 32 GB via a microSD card.

The device comes with a voice-activated 13MP camera that has a fast f1.8 lens that excels in low-light conditions. The camera also includes a "Bright Magic" feature, which integrates multiple shots into the same picture for improved quality. In the front, it has a 5MP camera with an f2.2 aperture and also includes Bright Magic Selfie and Surround Light features.

The Liquid Jade Z has support for high-quality 192 KHz/24-bit audio as well, and it brings an HD speaker with DTS sound. It doesn't come with 802.1ac Wi-Fi (only 802.11b/g/n), but it has LTE and dual-SIM support, as well a 2,300 mAh battery -- which isn't that large for such a device, but it's also not a bad match for the more efficient Cortex-A53 CPUs.

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Header Cell - Column 0 Acer Liquid Jade Z
SoCMediatek MT6732
Screen5 inch IPS
Resolution1280 x 720
RAM1/2 GB
Storage8/16 GB
microSD supportYes (up to 32 GB)
Camera13MP
Front-camera5MP
LTE supportYes
Dual-SIMYes
Battery2,300 mAh
Dimensions143.5 x 69.8 x 8 mm
OSAndroid 4.4.4 (KitKat)

The Liquid Z410 is a lower-end device, featuring a quad-core 1.3 GHz Mediatek MT6732M SoC, a 4.5" IPS screen with an 854x480 resolution, a 5MP camera on the back and a 2MP camera on the front. It also comes with an option between 1 GB of RAM and 8 GB of storage, or 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of storage. The Liquid Z410 also supports microSD cards, dual-SIM and LTE, just like the Liquid Jade Z.

Both devices come with an almost two-year-old version of Android (4.4.4 KitKat), which may not be to the liking of many Android users who are aware of what they are buying. Other customers may just want a phone that works and likely won't be bothered by it.

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Header Cell - Column 0 Acer Liquid Z410
SoCMediatek MT6732M
Screen4.5 inch IPS
Resolution854 x 480
RAM1/2 GB
Storage8/16 GB
microSD supportYes (up to 32 GB)
Camera5MP
Front-camera2MP
LTE supportYes
Dual-SIMYes
Battery2,000 mAh
Dimensions136 x 66.7 x 9.9 mm
OSAndroid 4.4.4 (KitKat)

The Liquid Jade Z will be available in the charcoal gray color with a price tag of $229 for the 1 GB RAM/8 GB storage option, and $249 for the 2 GB RAM/16 GB storage one. The Liquid Z410 will be available in dark brown, also in the two configurations of 1 GB RAM/8 GB storage for $129 and 2 GB RAM/16 GB storage for $149. In both cases, the version with more RAM and storage seems like an easy choice, as they're only $20 more.

The Liquid Jade Z is already available at retailers in the U.S., while the Liquid Z410 will be available in September.

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  • g-unit1111
    Nice! Just when I said we have a major lack of dual SIM phones in the US, Acer comes through! Are they reading my posts? :lol:
    Reply