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Acer Liquid E vs Acer Liquid S1

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

    Liquid E: 60 g lighter

    Liquid E:
    135 g
    Liquid S1:
    195 g
  • Width

    Liquid E: 20.5 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    Liquid S1:
    83 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid E: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    Liquid S1:
    5.7 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    Liquid S1:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Liquid S1: 2.9 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    Liquid S1:
    9.6 mm
  • Height

    Liquid E: 48 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    Liquid S1:
    163 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 E

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    62.5 mm
    Depth:
    12.5 mm +2.9 mm versus Liquid S1
  2. 2. Liquid S1

    Height:
    163 mm +48 mm versus Liquid E
    Width:
    83 mm +20.5 mm versus Liquid E
    Depth:
    9.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

  2. 2. Liquid S1

    195 g

    +60 g versus Liquid E

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 E

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. Liquid S1

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

Liquid S1 has approximately 156.9% more rectangular screen area than Liquid E.

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 E, Liquid S1, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid ELiquid S1
8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
Liquid E: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

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 E

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

2. Liquid S1

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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 E

    1350 mAh

  2. 2. Liquid S1

    2400 mAh

    +1050 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Liquid S1

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid S1.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S1
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 163 Х 83 Х 9.6 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 195 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean); Float UI
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid S1.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S1
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 89.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 66.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 258 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid S1.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S1
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid S1.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S1
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • PowerVR SGX544
Antutu 7 score Legacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 16205
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid S1.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S1
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2013
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 320 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 11 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid S1.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S1
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)-3G - HSDPA-4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Super AMOLED
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.41 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid S1.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S1
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • DTS sound
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid S1.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S1
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also Acer Liquid E Ferrari Special Edition
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid S1 Duo with dual-SIM card slots