Acer Liquid C1 vs Icemobile Crystal

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.

  • Width

    Crystal: 9.3 mm narrower

    Liquid C1:
    65.5 mm
    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Crystal: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid C1:
    4.3 in
    Crystal:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid C1:
    Intel Atom Z2420
    Crystal:
    Mediatek MT6516
  • Depth

    Liquid C1: 3.1 mm thinner

    Liquid C1:
    10 mm
    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 15.8 mm shorter

    Liquid C1:
    127.3 mm
    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid C1:
    2013
    Crystal:
    2011

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. Liquid C1

    Height:
    127.3 mm +15.8 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    65.5 mm +9.3 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    10 mm
    Weight:
    140 g
  2. 2. Crystal

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.1 mm +3.1 mm versus Liquid C1
    Weight:
    Unknown

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. Liquid C1

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    51 cm²
  2. 2. Crystal

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

Liquid C1 has approximately 46.2% more rectangular screen area than Crystal.

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.

Recorded RAM for Liquid C1, Crystal, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid C1Crystal
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Crystal: Original memory entry

512 MB + 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. Liquid C1

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Crystal

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 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. Liquid C1

    2000 mAh

    +950 mAh versus Crystal

  2. 2. Crystal

    1050 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid C12. Crystal

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid C1, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid C1Crystal
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127.3 Х 65.5 Х 10 mm
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.3" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Intel Atom Z2420
  • Mediatek MT6516
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid C1, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid C1Crystal
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 51.0 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.1%
  • 55.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 256 PPI
  • 133 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid C1, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid C1Crystal
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid C1, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid C1Crystal
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz
  • 416 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid C1, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid C1Crystal
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Talking time- Up to 9 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid C1, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid C1Crystal
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid C1, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid C1Crystal
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid C1, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid C1Crystal
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight