Acer's cheap Android phone has a huge battery that can last for days

The battery's larger than flagship phones from Samsung and Apple that cost 3x as much.
By Raymond Wong  on 
Acer's cheap Android phone has a huge battery that can last for days
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I forgive you if you didn't even know Acer makes smartphones. But it does!

The Taiwanese company mostly known for its cheap Windows PCs announced a new budget Android smartphone called the Liquid Zest Plus.

The Liquid Zest Plus will cost under $250. It has a 5.5-inch HD (1,280 x 720) resolution display and a 13-megapixel back camera with laser autofocus. 

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That's not too shabby for a budget smartphone, but its biggest feature (literally) is its 5,000 milliamp-hour (mAh) battery.

That's noticeably more capacity than flagship smartphones like Samsung's Galaxy S7 (3,000 mAh) and S7 Edge (3,600 mAh), the LG G5 (2,800 mAh), the iPhone 6S Plus (2,750 mAh) and the HTC 10 (3,000 mAh).

Acer says the Liquid Zest Plus will be able to last up to two days, but with such a huge battery, we're curious to know if that's just the company tempering expectations. 

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Raymond Wong

Raymond Wong is Mashable's Senior Tech Correspondent. He reviews gadgets and tech toys and analyzes the tech industry. Raymond's also a bit of a camera geek, gamer, and fine chocolate lover. Before arriving at Mashable, he was the Deputy Editor of NBC Universal's tech publication DVICE. His writing has appeared on G4TV, BGR, Yahoo and Ubergizmo, to name a few. You can follow Raymond on Twitter @raywongy or Instagram @sourlemons.


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