Acer announced back in March that it was returning to Microsoft’s Windows Phone platform with the Liquid M220, a device that is now available in North America, including the United States. The Windows Phone 8.1 device is a typically modest affair, although it is confirmed to be upgradeable to Windows 10 Mobile when that software arrives in the fall.
The Liquid M220 is hardly revolutionary to the WP platform and follows what we have seen time and again, an affordable handset with low end specs. It costs $79.99, which means it is hard to really slam the device for anything, although we will say there are several Microsoft Lumia smartphones that cost around the same and are vastly better looking and better equipped.
The device comes with a 4-inch 480p display, a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, a micro SD card slot, and a 5MP (rear) and 2MP (front) camera configuration.
The inclusion of 1GB of RAM is arguably the most interesting aspect here as it means that the Liquid M220 will handle the full Windows 10 Mobile experience, whereas devices with 512mb of RAM will not. The device is available in the U.S., Canada, and Russia now, with consumers in the States getting a free pair of Nokia earphones.
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