Acer recently added a new device in its Liquid lineup, the Acer Liquid Jade S. The phone is reportedly the upgraded version of the Liquid Jade which was announced back in May 2014. With the MT6752 processor inside, the Jade S is the first 64-bit smartphone from the Taiwanese giant. The phone's design looks identical to the Liquid Jade with a round camera sensor and a back panel which curves gradually towards the sides. Notable tech specs include a 64-bit 1.5GHz octa-core Mediatek MT6752M processor, 2GB RAM and 16GB internal storage which can be further expanded with the given MicroSD card slot. The front features a 5-inch 1280 x 720 pixel resolution display. There's a 13MP camera sensor with LED flash at the back and a 5MP sensor up front. The phone is 7.78mm thin and weighs just 116 grams. Other features include 4G LTE support, DTS sound, Dual SIM support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and 2300mAh battery. The Acer Liquid Jade S smartphone will be available to purchase in Taiwan starting 18 December 2014 for $225 (RM786). Given that the Liquid Jade was just announced a few weeks back for RM799, the Jade S too could have a Malaysia release date next year in 2015.

With the IFA 2013 event upon us, Acer has officially launched it's Acer Liquid S2 as the World's first smartphone with the ability to record 4K video. Powered by a 2.2GHz Snapdragon 800 processor, this 6-inch phablet offers full HD IPS display for 368ppi protected by Gorilla Glass 3. Other tech specs and features include a 3300 mAh battery, 16GB storage and microSD support up to 128GB. It packs in a 13MP rear camera with 28mm wide-angle lens with a backside illuminated sensor. The 2MP front camera also has an ultra-wide 88 degree 24mm BSI sensor and supports 1080p video recording.

The Acer Liquid C2 captures 4K Ultra HD video at 60 frames per second and can also do slow motion video. At 166 x 86 x 8.9mm the phablet is quite thin and supports 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi, 3G and GPS. At the event, Acer said that it would launch the smartphone late October 2013 in Europe but no detailed information on Malaysia release dates or pricing just yet. According to related news, the Acer Liquid S2 achieves 4K video recording not through it's camera sensor but through the Snapdragon 800 chipset, which may make the chipset synonymous with 4K video recording in general.

While relatively new to the smartphone industry, Acer are still at it, trying to make some headway. Looking to appeal to the phablet fans out there, Acer have announced the Liquid S1, an ARM powered smartphone sporting a 5.7-inch screen at Computex 2013. Looking almost too long in the hand, the Acer Liquid S1 has the following tech specs:

• 1.5Ghz Mediatek Quad-core processor
• 5.7-inch TFT display (720p)
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB storage
• Dual-SIM support
• 2400 mAh battery
• 195g
• Android 4.2

As mentioned previously in our Acer Liquid C1 smartphone preview, the official launch for the smartphone in Malaysia was estimated to be sometime this week. Today's launch of the Acer Liquid C1 only confirms this. It also confirms a number of other previously previewed features for the smartphone which includes:

• 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420 Soc Processor
• 400MHz PowerVR SGX540 GPU
• RM999 price
• Available in Malaysia next week

Most smartphones are powered by ARM-based processors, however, the Acer Liquid C1 (set to launch this week in Malaysia) is probably one of the first Intel-based smartphones in the Malaysian market. Some quick preview specs of the Acer Liquid C1 include:

• 1.2GHz Intel Atom Z2420 SoC processor
• 2000mAh battery
• 1GB RAM
• 4GB memory + microSD
• 4.3" display (960 x 540 pixel resolution)
• Android 4.0 (upgradeable to Jelly Bean)
• 8MP rear camera + VGA front camera
• Expected Price: RM1000