Acer launches Intel Lexington-powered Liquid C1 with Android 4.0

 
Acer has announced the launch of Liquid C1 smartphone powered by Intel's Atom Z2420 chipset (codenamed Lexington). Powering the phone is a 1.2GHz single-core processor, but the amount of RAM isn't known yet.
 
The Acer Liquid C1 comes with a 4.3-inch 960x540 display and 4GB internal storage, expandable of another 32GB via microSD card. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth, Micro-USB. The phone comes with a 8-megapixel rear shooter with auto-focus and LED flash capable of burst-mode shooting of 5 frames per second. A 0.3-megapixel front camera is included as well.
 
The phone runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, with no upgrade roadmap shared. It comes with a 2,000mAh battery. The phone has been launched in Thailand as of now with Black and White colour options, and is expected to go on sale for a price of 9,990 Thai Baht or around 18,000 rupees.
 
India's Lava had earlier launched the Atom Z2420-based Xolo X500. It is a dual-SIM smartphone, which runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The device has a 3.5-inch display with a resolution of 480X320. It comes with 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage, 5-megapixel rear camera capable of shooting 6 frames per second in burst mode. The phone is available for Rs. 8,999.
 
Acer Liquid C1 technical specifications
•4.3-inch 960x540 display
•1.2GHz processor, Intel's Atom Z2420 chipset
•4GB internal storage, expandable by 32GB via microSD card
•802.11 b/g/n, GPS, Bluetooth, Micro-USB
•8-megapixel rear shooter, 0.3-megapixel front camera
•Android 4.0
•2,000mAh battery
•127.3 x 65.5 x 9.95 mm, 140g
 
Courtesy: NDTV