Acer announces Liquid Z6, Z6 Plus, and Iconia Talk S tablet at IFA

Acer announces Liquid Z6, Z6 Plus, and Iconia Talk S tablet at IFA

At IFA in Germany, Acer unveiled the Liquid Z6 and Z6 Plus along with the Iconia Talk S tablet. The phones will be making their debut in EMEA (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) markets, with no word on North American availability. The Iconia Talk S will be available from September for €169 ($188), the entry-level Liquid Z6 will head to shelves starting November for €119 ($130), and the mid-range Liquid Z6 Plus will debut in December for €249 ($275).

The Liquid Z6 Plus is the most interesting phone in the bunch, offering a 5.5-inch Full HD display with 2.5D curved glass, octa-core MediaTek MT6753 SoC with eight Cortex cores clocked at 1.5GHz, Mali-T720 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 32GB storage, microSD slot, 13MP camera at the back, 5MP front shooter, and a massive 4080mAh battery.

Whereas the Liquid Z6 Plus is clad in metal, the Liquid Z6 sports a plastic body. The phone has a 5-inch 720p display, quad-core MediaTek MT6737 SoC clocked at 1.25GHz, 1GB of RAM, 8GB internal storage, microSD slot, 8MP camera, 2MP front shooter, and a 2000mAh battery.

Meanwhile, the LTE-enabled Iconia Talk S tablet is aimed at business users, offering a 7-inch 720p display, quad-core MediaTek MT8735 SoC, 2GB of RAM, 16GB storage, microSD slot, two SIM card slots (4G + 3G), 13MP camera, 2MP front shooter, and a battery that's touted to offer 9 hours of usage on a full charge. Microsoft's Office suite is pre-loaded on the tablet.

All three devices run Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. Anyone interested?