Acer announces the affordable Liquid Z410 with a 64-bit processor and LTE

In just 24 hours, our homepage will be crawling with new device announcements, but it's the quiet before the storm until then. Acer alone has so far gone for a reveal, and what we're treated to is a decent entry level handset that won't break the bank.

Enter the Liquid Z410 – a device that costs only €129 (~$155 equivalent) but packs some non-too-shabby hardware under its fine exterior. To start off, the device touts a rather compact, 4.5-inch display with a qHD resolution of 540 x 960 pixels (good for 245 ppi), and a 64-bit, quad-core MediaTek MT6732 with an ARM Mali-T760 GPU and support for Category 4 LTE (up to 150 Mbit downloads). At its back, the Z410 has a 5-megapixel camera with an LED flash, while up front there's a 2-megapixel selfie snapper with wide, 80-degree lens. The gadget is also outfitted with a front-facing speaker with DTS Studio Sound and a battery that Acer says will hold its ground for 5.5 hours of talk time or 400 hours of standby time. It is unclear which version of Android the Liquid Z410 runs on top of, but we do know that proprietary software (and hardware), such as the AcerRapid key (under the camera; gives you programmable shortcuts to actions) and Acer QuickTouch (gesture shortcuts) made the cut.

Finally, while Acer chose CES 2015 (which is taking place in Las Vegas) for the Liquid Z410's announcement, the device will actually only be sold in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) until further notice. Availability is expected at the end of February.

Acer Liquid Z410

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posted on 04 Jan 2015, 06:16

1. charlesxph (Posts: 35; Member since: 04 Jan 2015)

5MP? Srsly? Lollipop at launch and it's all good.

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 09:55

8. kaikuheadhunterz (Posts: 1157; Member since: 18 Jul 2013)

Yes they're serious. This is a low end device, so it's expected

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 10:06

9. draconic1991 (Posts: 197; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)

why buy this over moto g?

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 14:38

13. paeschli (Posts: 21; Member since: 27 Aug 2013)

Price: 129€ vs 179€ for the Moto G

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 23:40

14. sgodsell (Posts: 4731; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)

The newer Moto G has a 5" 1280x720 display, with dual front facing stereo speakers, an 8mp rear camera, expandable storage, FM radio, and the latest lollipop is already rolling out.

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 08:04

2. redmd (Posts: 1350; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)

looks like an HTC phone to me.

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 10:15

10. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)

Similar kind of to a DHD maybe.
Good look, little tall an narrow in is case though.

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 08:41

3. iphonexus (Posts: 130; Member since: 04 Jan 2015)

nice phone ... but little htc - ish ... however good specs

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 08:53

4. harigrg33 (Posts: 181; Member since: 20 May 2013)

I think 5.5 hour of talk time is too less .....

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 14:15

12. vuyonc (Posts: 1062; Member since: 24 Feb 2014)

5.5 hours is horrendous. The average recent phone gets at least 3 times that.

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 09:04

5. elitewolverine (Posts: 5192; Member since: 28 Oct 2013)

As long as the mem is 16gb or higher i like it. Cheap and looks relatively straight forward, good job ASUS

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 09:19 1

7. greenelektron (Posts: 537; Member since: 10 Sep 2014)

Is ACER too confusing with ASUS? Or just being sarcastic?

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 09:17

6. greenelektron (Posts: 537; Member since: 10 Sep 2014)

There shouLd be a 6inch version of this on lollipop

posted on 04 Jan 2015, 10:34

11. Doakie (Posts: 2227; Member since: 06 May 2009)

"Acer alone has so far gone for a reveal" Well let's not forget Archos announced a cheap phone yesterday too. :)