Acer beTouch E101 vs Nokia 5530 XpressMusic

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

    5530 XpressMusic: 11 g lighter

    beTouch E101:
    118 g
    5530 XpressMusic:
    107 g
  • Width

    5530 XpressMusic: 7 mm narrower

    beTouch E101:
    56 mm
    5530 XpressMusic:
    49 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    5530 XpressMusic: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    beTouch E101:
    3.2 in
    5530 XpressMusic:
    2.9 in
  • Height

    5530 XpressMusic: 9 mm shorter

    beTouch E101:
    113 mm
    5530 XpressMusic:
    104 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 +9 mm versus 5530 XpressMusic
    Width:
    56 mm +7 mm versus 5530 XpressMusic
    Depth:
    12.8 mm
  2. 2. 5530 XpressMusic

    Height:
    104 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    13 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. beTouch E101

    118 g

    +11 g versus 5530 XpressMusic

  2. 2. 5530 XpressMusic

    107 g

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. 5530 XpressMusic

    Screen diagonal:
    2.9 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    23.2 cm²

beTouch E101 has approximately 25.7% more rectangular screen area than 5530 XpressMusic.

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

5530 XpressMusic: Original memory entry

70 MB · 128 MB SDRAM

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. 5530 XpressMusic

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 4 GB included

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

    +140 mAh versus 5530 XpressMusic

  2. 2. 5530 XpressMusic

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. beTouch E1012. 5530 XpressMusic

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for beTouch E101, 5530 XpressMusic.
SpecificationbeTouch E1015530 XpressMusic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 113 Х 56 Х 12.8 mm
  • 104 Х 49 Х 13 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 107 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.9" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 360 x 640 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
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB SDRAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1140 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for beTouch E101, 5530 XpressMusic.
SpecificationbeTouch E1015530 XpressMusic
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 29.1 cm2
  • 23.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.1%
  • 45.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 146 PPI
  • 253 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for beTouch E101, 5530 XpressMusic.
SpecificationbeTouch E1015530 XpressMusic
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for beTouch E101, 5530 XpressMusic.
SpecificationbeTouch E1015530 XpressMusic
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • No
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for beTouch E101, 5530 XpressMusic.
SpecificationbeTouch E1015530 XpressMusic
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2009
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Red on black
  • Blue on white
  • Grey on black
  • Pink on White
  • Yellow on White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 100 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 336 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 54 min Music play - Up to 27 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for beTouch E101, 5530 XpressMusic.
SpecificationbeTouch E1015530 XpressMusic
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
Unknown
Speed
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • panorama
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.34 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.17 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.15 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for beTouch E101, 5530 XpressMusic.
SpecificationbeTouch E1015530 XpressMusic
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Scroll Wheel
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for beTouch E101, 5530 XpressMusic.
SpecificationbeTouch E1015530 XpressMusic
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Pocket Office -Voice memo -Predictive text input Also known as Acer E1
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice command/dial -Predictive text input