Acer at IFA 2016: Liquid Z6 and Z6 Plus hands-on

Introduction

While Sony unveiled high-end smartphones and Huawei focused on midrangers, Acer had the low-cost options. We saw three devices premiere at IFA: the Liquid Z6, Liquid Z6 Plus, and Iconia Talk S.

The Iconia Talk S is a tablet capable of making phone calls, but it wasn't available for hands-on at the Acer's booth. The Liquid Z6 and Z6 Plus were though, and we are giving them the proper close-up treatment.

Acer Liquid Z6 at a glance

• Display: 5.0" LCD screen, 720 x 1,280px resolution (294ppi)
• OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• Platform: MT6737 chipset (4x Cortex-A53 at 1.25GHz, Mali-T720MP2); 1GB of RAM and 8GB storage; microSD slot
• Camera: 8MP sensor, autofocus, LED, 1080p video at 30fps
• Selfie cam: 2MP
• Connectivity: Single or Dual-SIM; LTE Cat. 4 (150Mbps down, 50Mbps up); FM radio
• Battery: Removable 2,000mAh Li-Ion

Acer Liquid Z6 at a glance

• Display: 5.5" IPS screen, 1,080 x 1,920px resolution (401ppi)
• OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow
• Platform: MT6753 chipset (4x Cortex-A53 at 1.3GHz, Mali-T720MP3); 3GB of RAM and 32GB storage; microSD slot
• Camera: 13MP sensor, autofocus, LED, 1080p video at 30fps
• Selfie cam: 5MP
• Connectivity: Single or Dual-SIM; LTE Cat. 4 (150Mbps down, 50Mbps up); FM radio
• Battery: Removable 4,080mAh Li-Ion

Acer also introduced a very interesting StarVR goggles headset, which not only looks futuristic, but will be used in some innovative setups. More on that later.

Our hands-on coverage kicks off right after the break.