It is fairly easy to overlook Acer's budget offers,
especially at an event the size of IFA. The Liquid Z6E, spotted today on a few Dutch online stores,
takes things even further. It is a toned-down version of the ordinary Liquid
Z6.
It still comes with a 5-inch HD display and a 1.3 GHz quad-core CPU,
presumably on a MediaTek chipset. RAM is set at 1GB and there are 8GB of
expandable storage. The only clearly apparent downgrade from the regular
version appears to be in the camera department, where the 8MP main shooter has
been swapped for a 5MP one.
This was probably the only way to shave off
a few dollars from what is already a pretty barebone device. Still the end
result is a price tag of exactly EUR 100, or EUR 20 less than its sibling. That
is the price many online stores in the Netherlands are currently asking for
pre-orders and Acer confirmed it as well. Not too shabby for an ultra low-cost
4G smartphone, still good for casual Android use.
