Tech Info: Acer

Acer has kicked of its IFA 2014 campaign with the launch of the Liquid Z500 smartphone. The Taiwanese handset giant stressed that the handset is targeted at the music lovers and is an 'affordable' 5-inch Android smartphone.

The Acer Liquid Z500 will be available starting September 15, though the company has not revealed the launch markets, and will retail at EUR 149 (approximately Rs. 12,000).

Some of the highlighted features teased by the company include 5-inch display (unspecified resolution); an 8-megapixel rear camera; metallic textured design; CD quality music playback, and 8.65mm thickness.

Acer Liquid Z500 will be available in three colours namely - Aquamarine Green, Sandy Silver, and Titanium Black.

In addition to the Liquid Z500, the company also announced Europe availability of the Acer Liquid Jade.

The Acer Liquid Jade was launched at Computex and comes with dual-SIM support runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. It features a 5-inch IPS 'Zero Air Gap' display with a 720x1280 pixel resolution and a Gorilla Glass 3 screen.

The Liquid Jade is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor that is coupled with 1GB of RAM. The smartphone features 8GB of built-in storage that is expandable by microSD card (up to 32GB). The Liquid Jade features a 13-megapixel rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture, 0.3 second autofocus, and 1080p HD video recording. It also features a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. In terms of connectivity options, it offers 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, Micro-USB, A-GPS, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Acer Liquid Z500

KEY SPECS

Display

5.00-inch

Processor

Front Camera

Resolution

RAM

OS

Android

Storage

Rear Camera

8-megapixel

Battery capacity

See full Acer Liquid Z500 specifications

Acer on Wednesday has announced three new tablets in its Iconia series - the Acer Iconia Tab 8 W, Iconia Tab 10, and Iconia One 8 - at IFA 2014.

Starting with Acer Iconia Tab 8 W, the company has announced that the device will launch in EMEA countries (Europe, Middle East and Africa) in October for about EUR 149 (approximately Rs. 11,800) and in Pan America for $149.99 (approximately Rs. 9,000) in November.

The Iconia Tab 8 W runs Windows 8.1 and features an 8-inch 1280x800 pixel resolution IPS display. The tablet is powered by an Intel Atom Z3735G quad-core processor (base clock 1.33GHz, up to 1.83GHz) coupled with 1GB of RAM.

The 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet from Acer offers 32GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via microSD card (unknown maximum capacity). Acer is also bundling the Iconia Tab 8 W with one year's subscription to Microsoft Office 365 Personal, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook. The tablet device is 9.75mm thick and weighs around 370 grams. The tablet also comes with an optional full-size Acer Crunch Keyboard.

The other two Acer tablet launched at IFA run on Android - the Iconia Tab 10 and Iconia One 8. Both tablets run Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box. The company has announced the Iconia Tab 10 is priced at $199 (approximately Rs. 12,000) and will be available in September in US, while the Iconia One 8 will be available in EMEA countries in October at EUR 149 (approximately Rs. 11,800).

The Acer Iconia Tab 10 features a 10.1-inch full-HD IPS display with Zero Air Gap technology and anti-fingerprint coating. It is powered by a quad-core MediaTek processor (unknown clock-speed). At present, Acer has not detailed any other specifications for the tablet, but has said that it features Dolby Digital Plus surround sound speakers and 5.1 channel sound over stereo headphones.

Similar to the Acer Iconia Tab 10, the Iconia One 8 also features Zero Air Gap technology for its 8-inch IPS 1280x800 pixels resolution display. It is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735G Bay Trail processor.

The Acer Iconia One 8 will come in 10 different colours - Jade Green, Sunshine Yellow, Vivid Orange, Sky Blue, Essential White, Midnight Black, Fragrant Pink, Violet Purple, Mia Blue, and Garnet Red. Acer is yet to detail the compete specifications for the device.