Acer beTouch E101 vs LG GW550

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weight

    beTouch E101: 7.5 g lighter

    beTouch E101:
    118 g
    GW550:
    125.5 g
  • Width

    beTouch E101: 6 mm narrower

    beTouch E101:
    56 mm
    GW550:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    GW550: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    beTouch E101:
    3.2 in
    GW550:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    GW550: 0.8 mm thinner

    beTouch E101:
    12.8 mm
    GW550:
    12 mm
  • Height

    beTouch E101: 3 mm shorter

    beTouch E101:
    113 mm
    GW550:
    116 mm

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

  1. 1. beTouch E101

    Height:
    113 mm
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    12.8 mm +0.8 mm versus GW550
  2. 2. GW550

    Height:
    116 mm +3 mm versus beTouch E101
    Width:
    62 mm +6 mm versus beTouch E101
    Depth:
    12 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. beTouch E101

    118 g

  2. 2. GW550

    125.5 g

    +7.5 g versus beTouch E101

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. beTouch E101

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    29.1 cm²
  2. 2. GW550

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

beTouch E101 has approximately 63.4% more rectangular screen area than GW550.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

beTouch E101: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

GW550: Original memory entry

256 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. beTouch E101

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
See details panorama
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. GW550

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. beTouch E101

    1140 mAh

  2. 2. GW550

    1300 mAh

    +160 mAh versus beTouch E101

Specifications

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1. beTouch E1012. GW550

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for beTouch E101, GW550.
SpecificationbeTouch E101GW550
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 56 Х 12.8 mm
  • 116 Х 62 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 125.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 256 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1140 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Standard
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for beTouch E101, GW550.
SpecificationbeTouch E101GW550
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 29.1 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.1%
  • 24.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 146 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for beTouch E101, GW550.
SpecificationbeTouch E101GW550
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • 320p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for beTouch E101, GW550.
SpecificationbeTouch E101GW550
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • No
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for beTouch E101, GW550.
SpecificationbeTouch E101GW550
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2009
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 370 h (2G) / Up to 430 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for beTouch E101, GW550.
SpecificationbeTouch E101GW550
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • Super AMOLED
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • panorama
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.34 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.12 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.43 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for beTouch E101, GW550.
SpecificationbeTouch E101GW550
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
Others
  • Scroll Wheel
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for beTouch E101, GW550.
SpecificationbeTouch E101GW550
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Pocket Office -Voice memo -Predictive text input Also known as Acer E1
  • MP3/MP4/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer (DOC
  • XLS
  • PPT
  • PDF) -Organizer -Photo/video editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as LG Sm@rt