Acer Liquid E vs Acer Liquid Z5

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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: 15 g lighter

    Liquid E:
    135 g
    Liquid Z5:
    150 g
  • Width

    Liquid E: 11 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    Liquid Z5:
    73.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid E: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    Liquid Z5:
    5.5 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    Liquid Z5:
    Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Liquid Z5: 3.7 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    Liquid Z5:
    8.8 mm
  • Height

    Liquid E: 30.5 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    Liquid Z5:
    145.5 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 +3.7 mm versus Liquid Z5
  2. 2. Liquid Z5

    Height:
    145.5 mm +30.5 mm versus Liquid E
    Width:
    73.5 mm +11 mm versus Liquid E
    Depth:
    8.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

  2. 2. Liquid Z5

    150 g

    +15 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  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 Z5

    Liquid Z5: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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.

Liquid E: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

Liquid Z5: Original memory entry

4 GB · 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 Z5

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 Z5

    2000 mAh

    +650 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Liquid Z5

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid Z5.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid Z5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 145.5 Х 73.5 Х 8.8 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 854 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
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
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid Z5.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid Z5
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 64.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 196 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid Z5.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid Z5
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2 MP or VGA
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid Z5.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid Z5
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 11783
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid Z5.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid Z5
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2014
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Essential White
  • Gentle Grey
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid Z5.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid Z5
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - 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
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid Z5.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid Z5
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • DTS sound
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, Liquid Z5.
SpecificationLiquid ELiquid Z5
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
  • proximity - Also known as Acer Liquid Z5 Duo