Acer reveals NFC-enabled device for Orange
The device has been equipped for NFC using a spec approved by a consortium of expert manufacturers, which adheres to NFC Forum 2 and Cityzi certifications. Cityzi is the project established by Orange in Nice, France, to trial NFC on a mass scale.
The Liquid Express also comprises a 3’5 screen, 800MHz Qualcomm 7227 processor, a 5 MP camera and Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).
Acer says all its Android smartphones will be equipped with NFC from now on.
Allen Burnes, VP of Acer’s THBG division, said: "Even if contactless technology has only just started spreading across the UK, it is important for the customer to take into account future need when choosing a new model.
"In a few months’ time quite a number of smartphone users, whose new smartphones don’t include NFC functionality, will have to change their mobile in order to benefit from this new technology."
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It will be interesting to see whether the phone becomes a designated device for Orange's QuickTap payment service with Barclaycard, which is currently available for the Samsung Omnia only.
The Acer Liquid Express is available free with both a £15.32 per month T-Mobile UK 24 months contract and a £20.50 per month Orange UK 24 months contract.
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