Overview
Acer Liquid E1 is an Android smarphone by Acer. The device looks quite similar to Galaxy Nexus in terms of design. Both the devices have similar shape and similar round corners. However, the Liquid E1 has a bit smaller display and is lightweight also. It's quite easy for the users to handle and carry around the phone thanks to the Liquid E1's perfect size. The device features a stunning design and there are also two grilles on the plastic frame. The device comes up with a peral white model and a carbon black model. The carbon black model of the Liquid E1 looks more attractive due to it's red and black combination. The liquid E1 features a fast Dual core processor and the device itself is full of fun packed features to which we will dig into in this review.
Hardware
Acer Liquid E1 comes up with a 4.5 inch qHD IPS display with 16 million colors. The screen is crisp, clear and bright. The colors are well represented as well. The device could use a little bit more brightness under the sunlight. The screen is responsive, the users will gain a smooth experience while navigating the homescreens and etc. On the top of the screen you will find an earpiece along with a front facing VGA camera. Below the screen you have the capacitive buttons. The top of the device is the home to the power button and the headphone jack. On the left hand side you have the Micro USB port and the volume rocker sits on the right hand side. On the back of the device you have a 5MP camera with an LED flash and an Acer logo along with 2 loudspeaker grilles. The back cover is removable and it also has an orange peel structure (somewhat like on the golfballs) in the middle region. The Liquid E1 is powered by a Dual core 1GHz MediaTek processor which offers a pleasing fast Android experience. The device offers 4GB of internal memory with 1GB of RAM. The MicroSD car expansion slot is also available and it accepts a total of 32GB of spare memory. The device weighs only 130g and it is 9.9mm thick. The camera on the device is fast and so is the shutter speed.
Software
Acer Liquid E1 runs on Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean with Acer UI 5.0. Acer has also provided users with toggle buttons on the notification shade. The UI is quite fast and simple. There are many interesting features in the Liquid E1 such as the Float caller feature. Whenever you have an incoming call, an alert box pops up without blocking anything on the screen. This feature can be very useful. Another feature available is the Swype keyboard similar to swiftkey. The Swype feature allows you to drag your finger from one alphabet to the other to form words. The internet browsing experience is satisfactory with the default web browser. Another feature available is face detection. You can unlock your phone by face detection. This feature is not quite safe as sometimes the device doesn't correctly detect your face but it's fine considering the fact that it's there on a midrange phone. There are many shooting modes on the camera app available including panorama, auto-scene detect and beautification. There are many scenes available which can be specified such as party, sunset, night, landscape, portrait and
Conclusion
The Acer Liquid E1 proves that a smooth Jelly Bean experience can be enjoyed on a mid-ranged smartphone. The device is simply gorgeous with its round corners and an attractive texture on the back. The device offers a 1760 mAh battery which can live upto 8 hours of talktime and 400 hours on standby mode. You can buy a spare battery if needed as the battery is removable. The Liquid E1 is capable of handling all mid-range smartphone tasks. Gaming on the 4.5 inch display is a great experience and so is watching movies or watching any video clips. With a fast Dual core processor and a fast UI, the device can be a perfect phone for those who dont need matchless performance and extra power. The device definitely feels high end and it's a device to have.
Specification
Platform | Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean |
Touch Screen | Yes |
Dual Sim | Yes |
Dual Camera | Yes |
QWERTY Keyboard | Yes |
Wi-Fi | Yes 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot |
Screen Size | 4.5 inches |
GPS | Yes |
Camera Phone | Yes |
Camera Pixel | 5 MP |
Camera Flash | Yes LED flash |
Processor Type | 1 GHz Dual core MediaTek |
Frequency Band | 850/900/1800/1900 |
Color Display | Yes 16 M colors |
Resolution | 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) |
Bluetooth | Yes v 3.0 |
Video Recorder | Yes 720p |
FM Radio | Yes |
MP3 Player | Yes |
MMS | Yes |
Web Browser | Yes |
3G | Yes |
GPRS | Yes |
EDGE | Yes |
Handsfree Speaker | Yes |
RAM | 1 GB |
Internal Memory | 4 GB |
Expandable Memory | Yes upto 32 GB |
USB | Yes microUSB v 2.0 |
Talk Time | up to 8 hours |
Standby Time | up to 400 hours |
Dimension | 132 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm |
Weight | 130 g |