Acer on April 15 unveiled a mid-range Android 4.2.2 smartphone, the Liquid E3, for launch in the Taiwan market at a contract-free retail price of NT$9,990 (US$330).

　　Liquid E3 features a MediaTek-developed 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 4.7-inch 720p IPS touch screen, 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM, 13-megapixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front camera, dimensions of 138.5 (H) by 69.0 (W) by 8.9 (D)mm and a weight of 138g.

　　Acer will exclusively cooperate with Chunghwa Telecom for contract-bundled sales of Liquid E3 at NT$3,490 with a monthly rate of NT$533.

　　Acer launched seven smartphones in 12 countries in 2013 and expects to launch more than 10 models in over 25 countries in 2014, company CEO Jason Chen said. Acer is in the process of an operational turnaround and saw business operations turn stable in the first quarter of 2014, Chen indicated.