It has been exactly one year to the day since I held the first production-ready Android handset the HTC G1. Now one year of good fortune presented me with the chance to use the Acer Liquid (Qualcomm’s ARM-powered SnapDragon), well for a few days at least. Not having used an Android handset in the period in between I was very surprised to see how far the bar had been raised by the combination of the physical attributes, thousands of apps available for installation and the Donut release of Android.



The WVGA display was just stunning and is three times the resolution of the G1 and combined with scrolling wheels containing media content and bookmarked web pages attracted a lot of positive comments in the office. The whole ease of use has evolved and the accelerometer plus dedicated search buttons has brought the experience in line with anything on the market. However, my eye is already starting to look towards the future. As just before my few days with the Liquid were up, Motorola announced their Droid handset with the Eclair release which should promising more features to be packed onto Android devices which have already advanced so far in just 12 months.

Check out this video from Stuff.tv to see the Acer Liquid live!

Acer Liquid smartphone quick hands-on

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Laurence Bryant, Mobile Segment Marketing Manager, ARM, focussing on new technology trends for small low powered battery powered devices. Enthralled at the ever increasing capabilities of portable devices Laurence enjoys seeing consumer adoption of compelling applications provided through technology.

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