Acer Liquid First Impressions

Well I bought one from Clover (great service). I've only had it for a couple of days and overall this is an exceptional phone.

• It is very fast and the screen is exceptional. 
• It's small and light - pretty much identical in dimensions and weight to the iphone. The build quality is good and I was worried about finger smudginess - but it is fine.
  
• Web browsing is very fast over both WLAN and 3G (obviously WLAN wins hands down).
  
• The external speakers are actually quite good.
  
• Multi-tasking is brilliant (mid-game interruptions). 
• Battery life is frankly a lot better than I expected, heavy use will mean re-charging it daily - plus as expected the battery is removeable.
  
• The integration with Gmail /contacts/ calendar - is exceptional - if your like me and you primarily use these then you are onto a winner. It comes with Exchange Sync but I'll steer clear of this as long as I can.
  
• Access to the App Store in Ireland is for free apps only. This is a bit crap (but there are other markets available - go Android openness) - but seriously Google you have a huge facility in Dublin - get it together!
  
• I actually like the fact that Acer hasn't really put too much on top of Donut (1.6). I can install just the stuff I like.
  
• Donut 1.6 is good - but  no multitouch (2.0) - Acer alledgedly will release a new ROM in early 2010. I knew this before I bought. I find it slightly annoying when manipulating / cropping photos - but so far that's it.
  
• The camera .... hmm. In good light it is fine. But otherwise forget it. Video is better.
  
• I'm not locked into some over-priced 18-month contract.
• Touchscreen keyboards are usable but I don't think I'm ever going to love 'em.