Acer Liquid E vs BlackBerry Curve 8530

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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

    Curve 8530: 29 g lighter

    Liquid E:
    135 g
    Curve 8530:
    106 g
  • Width

    Curve 8530: 2.5 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    Curve 8530:
    60 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Curve 8530: 1.04 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    Curve 8530:
    2.46 in
  • Depth

    Liquid E: 1.4 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    Curve 8530:
    13.9 mm
  • Height

    Curve 8530: 6 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    Curve 8530:
    109 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid E:
    2010
    Curve 8530:
    2009

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 +6 mm versus Curve 8530
    Width:
    62.5 mm +2.5 mm versus Curve 8530
    Depth:
    12.5 mm
  2. 2. Curve 8530

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    13.9 mm +1.4 mm versus Liquid E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

    +29 g versus Curve 8530

  2. 2. Curve 8530

    106 g

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. Curve 8530

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

Liquid E has approximately 86.1% more rectangular screen area than Curve 8530.

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

Curve 8530: Original memory entry

256 MB ROM

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. Curve 8530

NFC:
Unknown
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

    +200 mAh versus Curve 8530

  2. 2. Curve 8530

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Curve 8530

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, Curve 8530.
SpecificationLiquid ECurve 8530
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 109 Х 60 Х 13.9 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 106 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.46" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 240 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
  • 256 MB ROM
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
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • BlackBerry OS 5.0
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, Curve 8530.
SpecificationLiquid ECurve 8530
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 18.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 28.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 163 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, Curve 8530.
SpecificationLiquid ECurve 8530
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E, Curve 8530.
SpecificationLiquid ECurve 8530
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 528 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, Curve 8530.
SpecificationLiquid ECurve 8530
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2009
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
  • Purple
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 252 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, Curve 8530.
SpecificationLiquid ECurve 8530
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 - CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.0
  • 153.2 Kbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • No
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
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
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.24 W/kg (head) 0.66 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, Curve 8530.
SpecificationLiquid ECurve 8530
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Dedicated music keys
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, Curve 8530.
SpecificationLiquid ECurve 8530
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 -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input Optical trackpad