update: here is a link showcasing Acer Liquid’s photo camera capabilities. All the photos were taken and then simply uploaded through the phone’s Picasa. The photo test went pretty well and as you can see the camera is above average under proper lighting.
It’s been more than a week since I’ve had my new phone, the Acer Liquid. Like I mentioned in a previous post, I had been inclining towards Acer’s smartphone (the Acer Liquid) despite competition from Motorola Milestone and HTC’s Google Nexus. The choice was made mostly due to the more than reasonable pricing of the Acer Liquid as well as better battery life.
Since battery life and virtual keyboard responsiveness have been issues of debate among reviewers, I will draw a line from the start and say that Acer Liquid’s battery life is better than Nexus and the Milestone, but only in the Asia (AAP) version of the phone.Also, the AAP version of the firmware has a great virtual keyboard. The European and American versions of the phone (EMEA), have an atrocious battery life and a horrible responsiveness of the virtual keyboard. continue reading…