UK to Receive the Acer Liquid A1 in late November

**STARGATE** · 11-18-2009, 07:37 PM

Back on the first week of this month, we talked about a new Android phone named Acer Liquid A1, which was believed to have the same Snapdragon processor as the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10. But over at the::unwired, Arne Hess - who played with one - put together a ?preview? review of the Acer Liquid confirming the processor, and concluding that it was underclocked.

Now we have news that Acer have confirmed that the Liquid A1 - which is Acer's first Android smartphone - will arrive in late November. But in the UK at first, which is unfortunate for those who like to get their hands on this phone here in the American Continent. According to retailer Clove - who is taking orders for this Acer phone already - Android Donut (1.6) will run on the Liquid A1, instead of the Eclair (2.0).

After reading that last sentence, the good news is that according to Clove's site; the Qualcomm Snapdragon based smartphone will not be underclocked. Last time we heard about this Acer phone, the bad news was that the processor would only run at 768Mhz. Apparently, unless there is a mistake on Clove's site, Acer had a change of hearth, which translates into happiness for the potential buyers of this Android smartphone, which by the way, will be priced at £286 pre-tax ($479).

According to Clove, the following are the features of the A1, as well as the contents of the A1's box:

Features of Acer Liquid A1

* Qualcomm 8250 1GHz processor * Andriod 1.6 (Donut) Operating System * Slim design just over 12.5mm thick * 3.5" WQVGA Touchscreen Display * Quad-band GSM / Dual-band HSDPA * Tri-band 900/1900/2100 MHz * 512MB ROM / 256MB RAM * 5 Megapixel Camera * Bluetooth 2 with EDR

What's in the box of Acer Liquid A1?

* Acer Liquid A1 * Battery * Mains Charger * Data Cable * Software CD * Quick Start Guide

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**Iceberg** · 11-18-2009, 07:48 PM

Not going to wait to say it anymore, Android really isn't going anywhere at all. It's definitely out there, but it still blows and I don't see any reason to upgrade from my g1 still.

**rfdparker2002** · 11-29-2009, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by STARGATE

But in the UK at first, which is unfortunate for those who like to get their hands on this phone here in the American Continent.

Well I could easily talk about the Droid and, say the same thing for those who want to get hold of it outside the US. Remember, not all your readers live in the US - it's actually nice to see something (OK, other than the Hero) come to somewhere else (such as the UK) before the US (unless it can launch worldwide).

**Hands0n** · 11-29-2009, 02:45 PM

Clove's website seems to have the handset [in white] for immediate delivery - see here priced at £328.90 incl. VAT

The Clove listing states "Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor running at 768 MHz" which you've got to hope is a mistake. Perhaps Acer had problems with the full 1GHz and decided to underclock it after all.

I can understand Donut 1.6 OS given the timing of the release - it would be nice to know if Acer have any plans to develop an Eclair 2.0 release in time with what we'd come to expect from Google/HTC. Already we've seen Samsung lag behind significantly with their Galaxy i7500, keeping owners waiting until 2010! One has to hope that Acer will be more aligned with Google Android's own development schedules.

What we're seeing with many more Androids arriving is this apparent breakdown of OS into silos, one for each handset. There is no meeting of the universal expectation that as Google Android releases new versions of the code that these will appear on all Android handsets.

To date we have been spoiled - it was all about the G1, then the Magic and now many more HTC devices. Even in HTC Donut did not come out for all of its Android handsets on the same day. Already we can see that the situation is worse across different manufacturers. In 2010 we've got some 30 new devices to expect. Will it get worse or better?

So, with the Acer Liquid with its Donut OS I guess the question is 'how lucky do you feel?'

Features of Acer Liquid A1