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Acer Liquid E vs BLU Elite 3.8

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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.

  • WidthElite 3.8: 2.5 mm narrowerElite 3.8: 60 mm · Liquid E: 62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalLiquid E: 0.3 in smaller diagonalLiquid E: 3.5 in · Elite 3.8: 3.8 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 / Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1Liquid E: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 · Elite 3.8: Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
  • DepthElite 3.8: 1.2 mm thinnerElite 3.8: 11.3 mm · Liquid E: 12.5 mm
  • HeightLiquid E: 5 mm shorterLiquid E: 115 mm · Elite 3.8: 120 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2012Liquid E: 2010 · Elite 3.8: 2012

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 Elite 3.8: 120 × 60 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 Elite 3.8: 120 × 11.3 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. Elite 3.8
    Height
    120 mm
    Width
    60 mm
    Depth
    11.3 mm
    Weight
    137 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EElite 3.8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 120 Х 60 Х 11.3 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 137 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EElite 3.8
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 41.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 57.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 246 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EElite 3.8
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid EElite 3.8
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EElite 3.8
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2012
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 550 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EElite 3.8
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EElite 3.8
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EElite 3.8
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 - MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player -DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Organizer -Document viewer/editor -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype)