Acer Liquid Jade Primo review: Windows Prime

Microsoft Edge is your browser

Web browsing on your Windows-powered Liquid Jade Primo takes place inside Microsoft's Edge browser. It supports bookmark sync with your Microsoft account, there is Reading list, Reading mode, incognito tabs and download manager.

Microsoft Edge browser

App package

Microsoft's Windows 10 Mobile comes with a rich preinstalled set of apps.

First - you get the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote. Creating, viewing or editing documents and presentation is very easy, as is taking notes and checklists. It's the best office suite out there and has tight integration with OneDrive, which means you will be getting all of your files synced across all of your devices, no matter the OS.

All apps from the MS office suite support Continuum and expand just awesome in full-blown desktop mode.

Word • Excel • One Note

OneDrive is onboard of course, and aside from its tight integration into other apps, you can access it from its dedicated piece of software. Its user interface is getting friendlier by the day and many people are already preferring it over Dropbox.

OneDrive

All other organizing tools are available at first run - there are Outlook Calendar, Alarms, Calculator and Weather apps. The Calculator is one of the best apps of this kind we've encountered so far, in that it can do a lot of stuff: scientific and programmer calculators, various volume, length, weight, temperature, energy, speed, time, power, pressure, angle conversions, among others.

However, it'll never cease to boggle the sane mind why 2+2*2=8 in Standard mode.

Calendar • Calculator

Microsoft's News app is available, too. It aggregates stories from a plethora of sources and gives you the option to select a regionally targeted edition depending on where you are in the world or just personal preference.

News

The updated Xbox app is here too, you can view and compare achievements, chat with your friends, invite them to game sessions, edit your avatar, among other things.

You still need to play with a controller though, so you'll have to get a proper accessory to combine the wireless controller with your Windows smartphone.

You can shop Xbox One and Windows 10 apps from here as well, and they will later install on your console or PC.

The Xbox app

Finally, the new Windows Maps app, based on Here map data, allows you to search for places, view nearby POIs, and, of course, it can do turn-by-turn voice-guided navigation. Offline maps are available, too, as well as 3D aerial views of select cities around the world.

Maps