Acer Liquid A1 unboxed, video style

The Acer Liquid A1 just started shipping in the UK, and right on cue we've got a video unboxing. Turns out the box housing the 1GHz Snapdragon-powered Android set is fairly interesting itself, with a magnetic hinged design that opens to reveal the charger, manuals, and bundled 2GB SanDisk microSD card and SD adapter. As for the phone, don't hold out for an Android 2.0 surprise -- it's running Android 1.6 with Acer's custom Spinlets UI skin on top, which equals a frowny-face from us. Hopefully Acer manages to update things if this guy ever comes to the States, but for now we'll just let you head past the break and check the video for yourselves -- we're sorry about the terrible Owl City soundtrack, but we had nothing to do with it.

[Thanks, Shreedhan]

[a12ctic Posted Dec 11th 2009 6:23PM]

@xmaster1989 Young man, let me tell you something. If all you guys are using windows mobile, you are using a painfully outdated feeling and inelegant mobile operating system.

[desdes Posted Dec 10th 2009 9:02AM]

that thing is flying, and the form-factor is fine.

[pankomputerek Posted Dec 11th 2009 8:05AM]

liquid... seems to be solid!

[kevinivek Posted Jan 10th 2010 8:37PM]

The phone looks okay but with Android 2.0, I don't know why anyone would want Android 1.6. Even Rogers is updating the magic to 1.6 then eventually to 2.0 with the Sense UI.

And I don't know why everyone hates the song. I personally like it...