After launching a series of WinMo smartphones, Acer is all set to launch its first Android phone in India next week. The Liquid runs on Android 1.6 aka Donut. Talking about specs, the Liquid has a 3.5 inch capacitive touchscreen, Qualcomm Snapdragon processor underclocked at 768 MHz, a 5.0 MP camera and the works.

Though retaining the default Android UI, the Liquid has an OLED display on the top edge of the phone that indicates the status – missed calles, new mails or messages, battery status… Ubercool, we say!

Apart from the specs, what’s really worth noting is its price tag – we have been told that the Liquid will retail at around Rs 25,000 but not beyond it. Compare this to the Rs 31,000 for which the HTC Hero retails at the moment and we are tempted to switch sides. Wait for our detailed review, which should be up in the coming days…