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Acer Liquid E vs Acer Liquid S2

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.

  • WeightLiquid E: 94 g lighterLiquid E: 135 g · Liquid S2: 229 g
  • WidthLiquid E: 23.7 mm narrowerLiquid E: 62.5 mm · Liquid S2: 86.2 mm
  • Screen diagonalLiquid E: 2.5 in smaller diagonalLiquid E: 3.5 in · Liquid S2: 6 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 / Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)Liquid E: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 · Liquid S2: Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • DepthLiquid S2: 3.5 mm thinnerLiquid S2: 9 mm · Liquid E: 12.5 mm
  • HeightLiquid E: 51 mm shorterLiquid E: 115 mm · Liquid S2: 166 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.

Front
Liquid E: 115 × 62.5 mm 1 Liquid S2: 166 × 86.2 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 Liquid S2: 166 × 9 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. Liquid S2
    Height
    166 mm
    Width
    86.2 mm
    Depth
    9 mm
    Weight
    229 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S2
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 166 Х 86.2 Х 9 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 229 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3300 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S2
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 98.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 69.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 368 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S2
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Quad-LED ring flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S2
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 330
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 29789
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S2
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2013
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
  • Dark red
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 340 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S2
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-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 / 1900-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S2
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid S2
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