Acer’s Sospiro A15 Brings a Rear Screen to Its Third Phone Relaunch

Acer has switched its phone business back on for a third time in sixteen months, and the new model has a screen on its back. The Sospiro A15 surfaced this month on Acer Mobile LATAM’s website, pairing a 1.88-inch rear display with a 120Hz main screen, a 64-megapixel camera and a chip that skips 5G entirely. Acer has not announced a price.

The rear panel borrows the trick that made Xiaomi’s 17 Pro a talking point last year, just built with cheaper parts underneath. It is also the third Acer-branded phone lineup handed to a different regional partner in a little over a year, after the first two landed with a shrug.

A Rear Screen Built More for Selfies Than Games

On the back, beside the camera bump, sits a 1.88-inch TFT panel with a 240 x 284 resolution. It shows notifications, runs music controls and displays battery status, and it doubles as a viewfinder, letting owners frame selfies with the sharper 64-megapixel rear camera instead of the 16-megapixel front lens.

Up front is a 6.67-inch HD+ IPS screen running at 120Hz, cut with a waterdrop notch for that same 16-megapixel selfie camera, which carries its own flash for dim rooms. The phone ships in two finishes, Naranja Vibrante, a bright orange, and Azul Profundo, a deep blue.

Rear-screen phones are still rare below flagship pricing. Big manufacturers mostly skip novelty features like a second display and stick to conventional single-screen designs. Acer’s version sticks to basic tasks: notifications, playback controls and a camera preview, nothing close to Xiaomi’s more elaborate take.

The Specs Hiding Behind the Second Screen

Under that second screen sits budget hardware. The Unisoc T615, an octa-core chip with no 5G radio, runs the show, backed by 6GB of RAM that can stretch to 14GB by borrowing 8GB of unused storage. The 128GB of built-in storage expands up to 1TB through a microSD card.

A 5,000mAh battery charges at 18W, modest next to the larger cells now common on competing budget phones. Android 16 runs out of the box. Acer describes the rear setup as a 64-megapixel AI dual camera system with an LED flash, though it hasn’t specified what the second sensor actually does.

It would not be the first Acer product with a headline number that hides an asterisk. Its Predator and Nitro gaming monitors advertise a 1000Hz refresh rate that only applies at a scaled down 720p resolution, far short of the panel’s full picture.

• IP64 rating for dust and splash resistance
• Side-mounted fingerprint reader plus face unlock as a backup
• 3.5mm headphone jack and a built-in FM radio
• NFC, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and GPS for everyday connectivity

That spec sheet is standard for the price tier. Pairing it with a second screen sets this phone apart from the rest of the tier, assuming the price lands where rivals already sit.

A Borrowed Brand License

Acer Mobile LATAM does not build these phones itself. According to Gagadget, the storefront operates under a brand license held by Senwa Global International, an arrangement that caps how far the Sospiro A15 can realistically travel beyond Latin America.

Acer still designs and builds its own laptops and monitors. Phones are the one category it keeps handing to outside partners, and its rebadging habit extends to scooters, audio gear and TVs, not just handsets.

Three Rebadge Launches Since Acer Stepped Away

Acer’s phones go back further than this recent streak. The company sold Android handsets under its Liquid series for years before stepping away around 2016 to focus on PCs and Chromebooks. It has been back for sixteen months, and each comeback has used a different partner.

The first attempt came in March 2025: two sub-$100 phones built around a six-year-old chipset, badged as the Acerpure Acerone Liquid S162E4 and S272E4.

A month later, Acer tried again in India through Indkal Technologies, launching the Super ZX and Super ZX Pro at prices from $115 to $210. The Pro model came with an AMOLED screen, Dolby Atmos speakers and a glass back, features nowhere on the Sospiro A15’s spec sheet.

Acer has leaned on quick regional licensing deals three times running. Two Acer-badged phones had already come and gone in India before this one showed up in Mexico and its neighbors.

Will the Sospiro A15 Ever Get a Price?

Acer hasn’t said, and its licensing setup may be why. The Sospiro A15 is confirmed for Mexico and other regional markets through Acer Mobile LATAM, but the regional license limits how far the phone can travel, and Acer has given no timeline for pricing or a wider release.

Budget dual-screen phones from Chinese brands already sit between $100 and $400. The Sospiro A15 needs to land somewhere in that band to compete on the rear screen and the price alone.

Acer’s track record with these rebadges has not built much confidence. Armenian technology outlet News.am Tech wrote that the debut duo “left tech enthusiasts underwhelmed,” pointing to processors that were already retired from modern lineups.

• Confirmed: sale in Mexico and other Latin American markets through Acer Mobile LATAM.
• Confirmed: Android 16, an IP64 rating and a Unisoc T615 chip with no 5G.

• Unconfirmed: retail price or a launch date.
• Unconfirmed: any release beyond Latin America, including a return to India or a debut in North America or Europe.

For now, the Sospiro A15 sits on a Latin American storefront with a rear screen and no receipt, the third Acer phone in sixteen months waiting on a number nobody outside the company has seen yet.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the Acer Sospiro A15 Support 5G?

No. The Unisoc T615 is a 4G-only octa-core chip. One benchmark listing puts its AnTuTu v11 score at around 340,000, placing it firmly in entry-level territory rather than anywhere near flagship performance.

How Is Acer’s Rear Screen Different from Xiaomi’s?

It’s simpler. Xiaomi calls its rear panel the “Joyful Back Screen” and built it to run interactive apps and mini-games on LTPO AMOLED hardware. The Sospiro A15’s TFT panel sticks to notifications, music controls and acting as a camera viewfinder, without the gameplay features Xiaomi added.

How Thick and Heavy Is the Sospiro A15?

It measures 8.35mm thick and weighs 206 grams, based on a spec rundown from Notebookcheck. The same listing puts peak screen brightness at up to 900 nits.

How Does It Compare to the Samsung Galaxy A27?

Samsung’s Galaxy A27 sits in a similar specs tier but keeps a conventional single-screen design, with nothing on its back besides the camera array. The rear display is what separates the Sospiro A15 from that kind of standard budget competitor.

When Will Acer Announce Pricing?

There is no date yet. Acer’s second rebadged phone, the Super ZX Pro, had a price attached the day it launched in India. The Sospiro A15 does not, which points to a slower rollout this time around.