Acer launches Liquid E700, Liquid Jade smartphones starting at Rs 11,999

Taiwanese tech firm Acer has re-entered the Indian smartphone market by launching two new devices here, exclusively in partnership with online retailer, Snapdeal. The two new handsets: the Acer Liquid E700 and Acer Liquid Jade have been priced at Rs 11,999 and Rs 16,999, respectively and are now up for grabs via Snapdeal.

Notably, both the Liquid E700 and Liquid Jade smartphones were first introduced at the Computex 2014 event in May.

The Acer Liquid Jade smartphone features a 5-inch HD IPS 'Zero Air Gap' display with a 720x1280 pixels resolution and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protective covering. It is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB of internal storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card. The dual-SIM smartphone runs Android 4.4 KitKat out-of-the-box.

It sports a 13MP rear camera and a 2MP front-facing camera. Connectivity options on the device include: 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, Micro-USB and A-GPS. It decks in a 2100mAh battery.

The Acer Liquid E700 also features a 5-inch HD IPS display with a 720x1280 pixels resolution. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582 SoC coupled with 2GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB of internal storage (expandable).

The device can support up to three SIM cards and runs Android 4.4 KitKat OS. It sports an 8MP autofocus camera with LED flash and a 2MP front-facing camera (also with flash). Connectivity options on the device include: 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB and GPS. It is backed by a 3500mAh battery rated to deliver up to 24 hours of talk time and up to 60 hours of standby time, according to Acer.