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Acer Liquid E vs Apple iPhone 4 CDMA

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.

  • WidthiPhone 4 CDMA: 3.9 mm narroweriPhone 4 CDMA: 58.6 mm · Liquid E: 62.5 mm
  • ChipsetQualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 / Apple A4 (45 nm)Liquid E: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 · iPhone 4 CDMA: Apple A4 (45 nm)
  • DepthiPhone 4 CDMA: 3.2 mm thinneriPhone 4 CDMA: 9.3 mm · Liquid E: 12.5 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2011Liquid E: 2010 · iPhone 4 CDMA: 2011

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 4 CDMA: 115.2 × 58.6 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 iPhone 4 CDMA: 115.2 × 9.3 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. iPhone 4 CDMA
    Height
    115.2 mm
    Width
    58.6 mm
    Depth
    9.3 mm
    Weight
    137 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 4 CDMA
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 115.2 Х 58.6 Х 9.3 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 137 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 640 x 960 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 16/32 GB
  • 512 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
  • 1420 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • iOS 4
  • upgradable to iOS 7.1.1
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Apple A4 (45 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 4 CDMA
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%
  • 54.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 330 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 4 CDMA
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • Videocalling over Wi-Fi only
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 4 CDMA
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • PowerVR SGX535
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 4798
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 4 CDMA
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2011
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 4 CDMA
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Micro-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 - CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • No
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 4 CDMA
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone 4 CDMA
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 - iCloud cloud service -MP3/WAV player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer