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Acer Liquid E vs Apple iPhone XS

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: 42 g lighterLiquid E: 135 g · iPhone XS: 177 g
  • WidthLiquid E: 8.4 mm narrowerLiquid E: 62.5 mm · iPhone XS: 70.9 mm
  • Screen diagonalLiquid E: 2.3 in smaller diagonalLiquid E: 3.5 in · iPhone XS: 5.8 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 / Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)Liquid E: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 · iPhone XS: Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
  • Rear camera layoutSingle / DualLiquid E: Single · iPhone XS: Dual
  • DepthiPhone XS: 4.8 mm thinneriPhone XS: 7.7 mm · Liquid E: 12.5 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.

Front
Liquid E: 115 × 62.5 mm 1 iPhone XS: 143.6 × 70.9 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 iPhone XS: 143.6 × 7.7 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. iPhone XS
    Height
    143.6 mm
    Width
    70.9 mm
    Depth
    7.7 mm
    Weight
    177 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone XS
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 143.6 Х 70.9 Х 7.7 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 177 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1125 x 2436 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 256GB 4GB
  • 512GB 4GB
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
  • 2658 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • iOS 12
  • upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone XS
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 84.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 82.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 458 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone XS
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 12 MP
  • f/1.8
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/2.55''
  • 1.4µm
  • OIS
  • PDAF -12 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 52mm (telephoto)
  • 1/3.4''
  • 1.0µm
  • PDAF
  • 2x optical zoom
Functions Unknown
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 1080p@60fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 7 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 7 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 32mm (standard)
DxOMark Main ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 106
DxOMark PhotoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 81
DxOMark VideoLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 82
DxOMark Selfie ScoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 82
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone XS
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 356601
Antutu 8 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 452921
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone XS
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2018
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Space Gray
  • Silver
  • Gold
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 1150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
Body build Unknown
  • Front/back glass
  • stainless steel frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone XS
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
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 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 14(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 29(700)
  • 30(2300)
  • 32(1500)
  • 34(2000)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • 46
  • 66(1700/2100) - A2097 LTE band 1(2100)
  • 66(1700/2100)
  • 71(600) - A1920
  • A2100
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 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
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GALILEO
  • QZSS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
  • proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone XS
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Dolby Vision -HDR10 -Wide color gamut -3D Touch -True-tone -120 Hz touch-sensing
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EiPhone XS
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 Face ID
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Fast battery charging: 50% in 30 min -Qi wireless charging -Siri natural language commands and dictation - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins) -Apple Pay (Visa
  • MasterCard
  • AMEX certified) - Versions: A2097 (Global market) A1920 (USA
  • Canada
  • Puerto Rico
  • U.S. Virgin Islands) A2100 (China
  • Hong Kong); A2098 (Japan)

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