Acer enters Windows Phone fray with cheap Liquid M220 mobe

MWC Acer is entering the Windows Phone market, with a low-end model that will retail for just €79, making it the cheapest mobile in the vendor’s range.

The Taiwanese firm announced the Liquid M220 today in Barcelona, on the eve of Mobile World Congress. It has a 4-inch display with 233 pixels per inch, 512MB RAM, 8GB storage, 1.2GHz Snapdragon 200 processor, 5MP rear and 2MP front cameras, and is expected to be available in April.

The device runs Windows Phone 8.1, but an upgrade to Windows 10 is promised when available. Some configurations will support a Micro SD card, and others dual SIM, depending on region and operator.

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