Acer Liquid Zest Plus with 13MP PDAF Camera & 5000mAh Battery Announced

Acer has announced a new smartphone called as Acer Liquid Zest Plus at an even held in the U.S. It is the third smartphone in the liquid series, next to the Liquid Zest and Liquid Zest 4G smartphones which are launched at MWC 2016. The device includes some decent specifications, but the USP of the device is its battery capacity. It is backed by a 5,000mAh battery which is said to give three days of battery life.

There are few smartphones from Chinese brands that includes massive battery capacities. The Gionee Marathon series is well known for its massive battery backed devices. Last year, the company had even launched the Marathon M5 with 6,020mAh dual batteries. A little smartphone manufacturer Oukitel K10000 came up with a 10,000mAh, but this is not available in mainstream markets.

Apart from the huge battery, the device sports a 5.5-inch HD IPS display and is powered by the 1.3GHz MediaTek MT6735 quad-core processor. It has 2GB RAM and 16GB of built-in storage that can be expanded via a MicroSD card slot. The device runs on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow based customized UI laid on top. Along with the 5,000mAh, the device also supports Quick Charge, which is essential for devices with massive battery capacities.

It sports a 13MP rear camera with dual tone LED flash and is also accompanied with PDAF, laser autofocus, and contrast detection which the company is calling a tri-focus system. For selfies, there is a 5MP front facing camera with 85-degree wide angle lens. The DTS-HD branding on the rear hints the device to offers better music listening experience. It comes only in White and Blue colors.

The Liquid Zest Plus is said to be priced under $250 (approx Rs.16,700), and the availability of the device in the market is still unknown. Though there will be no much competition for this device in the Western markets, in Asia there many other manufacturers who offer huge battery capacites. Stay tuned for more updates!

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