Acer Liquid C1 vs Nokia N85

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Liquid C1:
    LCD
    N85:
    OLED
  • Weight

    N85: 12 g lighter

    Liquid C1:
    140 g
    N85:
    128 g
  • Width

    N85: 15.5 mm narrower

    Liquid C1:
    65.5 mm
    N85:
    50 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N85: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid C1:
    4.3 in
    N85:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Liquid C1: 6 mm thinner

    Liquid C1:
    10 mm
    N85:
    16 mm
  • Height

    N85: 24.3 mm shorter

    Liquid C1:
    127.3 mm
    N85:
    103 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. Liquid C1

    Height:
    127.3 mm +24.3 mm versus N85
    Width:
    65.5 mm +15.5 mm versus N85
    Depth:
    10 mm
  2. 2. N85

    Height:
    103 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    16 mm +6 mm versus Liquid C1

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid C1

    140 g

    +12 g versus N85

  2. 2. N85

    128 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. Liquid C1

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    51 cm²
  2. 2. N85

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

Liquid C1 has approximately 143.5% more rectangular screen area than N85.

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, N85, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid C1N85
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
N85: Original memory entry

74 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. N85

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot) · 8 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. Liquid C1

    2000 mAh

    +800 mAh versus N85

  2. 2. N85

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid C12. N85

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid C1, N85.
SpecificationLiquid C1N85
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127.3 Х 65.5 Х 10 mm
  • 103 Х 50 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.3" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 74 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 8 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Symbian OS 9.3
  • S60 rel. 3.2
Chipset
  • Intel Atom Z2420
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid C1, N85.
SpecificationLiquid C1N85
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 51.0 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.1%
  • 40.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 256 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid C1, N85.
SpecificationLiquid C1N85
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
  • CIF videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid C1, N85.
SpecificationLiquid C1N85
Processor CPU
  • 1.2 GHz
  • 369 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid C1, N85.
SpecificationLiquid C1N85
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2008
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • copper
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Talking time- Up to 9 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 363 h (2G) / Up to 363 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 50 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid C1, N85.
SpecificationLiquid C1N85
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
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP & DLNA technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps 2.0
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head) 0.70 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.03 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.81 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid C1, N85.
SpecificationLiquid C1N85
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others Unknown
  • Touch-sensitive Navi wheel
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid C1, N85.
SpecificationLiquid C1N85
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Voice dial/memo -Push to talk -TV-out -Predictive text input - Dual slide design