Acer announces Liquid S2 smartphone

News Paul Briden 16:14, 2 Sep 2013

Acer officially unveils Liquid S2 6-inch 1080 phablet with 4K video recording

Acer has launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Liquid S2, complete with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor and 4K video recording.

The Acer Liquid S2 joins the current crop of Snapdragon 800-toting flagships with a 2.2GHz clockspeed, 2GB of RAM and Android 4.2.2. But it’s more of a phablet really with its 6-inch IPS LCD with a full HD 1080p resolution at 368 pixels-per-inch (ppi). The whole thing is just shy of 9mm thick.

A 3,300mAh battery pack should ensure you don’t run out of power too quickly, though it is non-removable. There’s 16GB of onboard storage and microSD support for 128GB cards.

The camera is also shaping up to be an impressive offering with a 13-megapixel back-illuminated sensor (BSI), f/2.2 aperture and LED flash, as well as Ultra HD video capture. A 2-megapixel front-facing BSI secondary sits on the front for video calls with the same f/2.2 aperture and 1080p video capture.

Being Snapdragon 800-powered, the Liquid S2 comes with a full set of data connectivity including 4G LTE and HSPA+ 3G. There’s also Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, GPS and NFC. Acer has loaded its custom ‘Float UI’ on top of Google’s software.

Here’s the full spec:

• Display 6", full HD (1,920 x 1,080), 368 PPI, IPS


• Main camera 13 MP auto-focus, f2.2, 28 mm lens, BSI sensor, LED ring flash, 4K video


• Front camera 2 MP, f2.2, 24 mm lens, 88° wide angle, BSI sensor, 1080p video


• Processor: Quad-core 2.2 GHz


• Storage / memory: 16 GB / 2 GB


• Battery: 3300 mAh, non-replaceable Li-polymer battery


• Dimensions: 166 x 86 x 8.99 mm,


• Network: 4G: 800/1800/2600 3G: 900/2100 2G: 850/900/1800/1900


• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n, Bluetooth® 4.0, GPS+GLONASS, NFC


• Sensors: Light sensor, accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro


• Operating system: Android™ 4.2.2


• Acer features: Acer Float UI, Acer HD Channel, Acer Docs and Acer Remote Files, Acer Data Traffic Manager, Acer Float Caller, Acer Float Apps (maps/notes/camera/calculator), Acer Live Screen™, Acer Print, Acer Easy hotspot


• Additional features: Skitch, YouTube™, Moodagent, Polaris Office, Swype text input, Google
  
  Keep, Evernote®, wireless display, Dolby Digital Plus

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