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Acer Liquid E vs Apple iPhone 3G

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.

  • Release year2010 / 2008Liquid E: 2010 · iPhone 3G: 2008

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 iPhone 3G: 115.5 × 62.1 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 iPhone 3G: 115.5 × 12.3 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. iPhone 3G
    Height
    115.5 mm
    Width
    62.1 mm
    Depth
    12.3 mm
    Weight
    133 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 3G
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 115.5 Х 62.1 Х 12.3 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 133 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 8/16 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • iOS
  • upgradable to iOS 4.2.1
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 3G
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 50.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 3G
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • No
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 3G
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 412 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • PowerVR MBX
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 3G
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2008
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black(8/16 GB)
  • White (16 GB)
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 90 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 10 h Music play - Up to 24 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 3G
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 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP (headset support only)
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.52 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.56 W/kg (head) 0.23 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 3G
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 3G
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 - Audio/video player -TV-out -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo viewer -Predictive text input