Acer Liquid E vs BlackBerry Bold 9650

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.

  • Screen diagonal

    Bold 9650: 1.06 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    Bold 9650:
    2.44 in
  • Depth

    Liquid E: 1.5 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    Bold 9650:
    14 mm
  • Height

    Bold 9650: 3 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    Bold 9650:
    112 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 +3 mm versus Bold 9650
    Width:
    62.5 mm
    Depth:
    12.5 mm
  2. 2. Bold 9650

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm +1.5 mm versus Liquid E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

  2. 2. Bold 9650

    136 g

    +1 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.

  1. 1. Liquid E

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. Bold 9650

    Screen diagonal:
    2.44 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    18.4 cm²

Liquid E has approximately 89.1% more rectangular screen area than Bold 9650.

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

Bold 9650: Original memory entry

512 MB

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. Bold 9650

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. Bold 9650

    1400 mAh

    +50 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Bold 9650

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, Bold 9650.
SpecificationLiquid EBold 9650
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 112 Х 62 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 136 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.44" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 360 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
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • BlackBerry OS
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, Bold 9650.
SpecificationLiquid EBold 9650
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 18.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 26.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 246 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, Bold 9650.
SpecificationLiquid EBold 9650
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E, Bold 9650.
SpecificationLiquid EBold 9650
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, Bold 9650.
SpecificationLiquid EBold 9650
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2010
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 60 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 312 h Talking time- Up to 5 h Music play - Up to 18 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, Bold 9650.
SpecificationLiquid EBold 9650
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.35 W/kg (head) 0.50 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.68 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, Bold 9650.
SpecificationLiquid EBold 9650
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, Bold 9650.
SpecificationLiquid EBold 9650
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
  • BlackBerry maps -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.263/WMV player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial - Optical trackpad