Software titan Microsoft and hardware scion Acer has formed a power team to set a new direction to the smartphone evolution.
Acer's Liquid Jade Primo could be deadly for Android. Microsoft's decades of software development expertise synergizes with Acer's unsurpassed strength in building electronic gadgets to create the breakthrough pocket PC.
Software
On the software side, Windows 10 smartphones seamlessly sync with computers, making work conveniently mobile.
The operating system has an exciting new feature called Continuum, which allows users to connect a keyboard, mouse, and monitor to the smartphone, which behaves like an actual PC, with the familiar-looking Start menu, screen and apps that scale to fit the monitor.
By screen sharing the laptop with the 5.5-inch 1920x1080-pixel Full HD AMOLED display, presentations, movie viewing, and on-the-go work are taken to the next level of ease and quality. The machine allows easy file management to keep the user's day more organized.
The device is perfect for real estate brokers, lawyers, insurance professionals, businessmen and anyone who doesn't work on a desk. Additionally, using Continuum, it may function as a mouse, clicker and remote control for computers.
Hardware
The Liquid Jade Primo sports the sturdiness and elegance characteristic of Acer products.
The phone comes with a 2.5 Gorilla Glass display and a sleek metal back design, making it comparable to the Samsung Galaxy S5.
Keeping up with the trend in camera phones, the Acer Liquid Jade Primo is packed with a 21-megapixel rear cam with dual LED flash and an 8-megapixel front cam.
Fast and powerful, the device includes 3 GB RAM and 32 GB storage, with a provision for a microSD card.
To connect with an array of advanced gadgets, the device features a USB Type-C connection, the latest USB standard that enhances gadgets' performance in data transfer and charging.
The device sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor.
Available in stores soon, Liquid Jade Primo is a ramp up to Acer's current Liquid Jade.