Unexpected in a meet-up, I had a chance to check one of Acer's latest budget phones. This is the Acer Liquid Z520 smartphone.
The front portion has 5 inch FWVGA display with 2 MP selfie camera. The back has 8 MP AF rear camera with flash, single speaker and Acer and DTS logos. Yup, this affordable device has DTS Audio. The back cover is removable is this is quite unique design pattern for me. In my view, it is quite inspired from a typical sinamay cloth. The device includes 1 GB RAM and 8 GB ROM.
Expect nothing at the bottom of this phone as the 3.5 mm. audio jack and micro USB port were placed at the top. Unfortunately, this doesn't have USB OTG support.
The left side is bare as you can check the volume rocker and power/unlock button at the opposite side.
When I removed the back cover, the device revealed that it has 2 micro SIM slots and micro SD slot. The battery is removable at 2,000 mah.
First impressions: I had a little time to check out this device as I had an event to attend but to write special about this device as what you can expect in reality. On 8 GB ROM, it has over 4 GB for app storage. The weight of the device is just right for it's size.
Acer Liquid Z520 smartphone is already available in Acer mobile stores and authorized resellers for Php 4,990. Special thanks to Peter and Angel of Geekypinas.com as they allowed me to check the said smartphone.