Acer Liquid E vs HTC Butterfly 3

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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

    Liquid E: 26 g lighter

    Liquid E:
    135 g
    Butterfly 3:
    161 g
  • Width

    Liquid E: 10.5 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    Butterfly 3:
    73 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid E: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    Butterfly 3:
    5.2 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    Butterfly 3:
    Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
  • Depth

    Butterfly 3: 2.5 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    Butterfly 3:
    10 mm
  • Height

    Liquid E: 36 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    Butterfly 3:
    151 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
    Width:
    62.5 mm
    Depth:
    12.5 mm +2.5 mm versus Butterfly 3
  2. 2. Butterfly 3

    Height:
    151 mm +36 mm versus Liquid E
    Width:
    73 mm +10.5 mm versus Liquid E
    Depth:
    10 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

  2. 2. Butterfly 3

    161 g

    +26 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. Butterfly 3

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²

Butterfly 3 has approximately 113.8% more rectangular screen area than Liquid E.

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.

Recorded RAM for Liquid E, Butterfly 3, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid EButterfly 3
32 GB Unknown 3 GB RAM
Liquid E: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

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. Butterfly 3

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 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

  2. 2. Butterfly 3

    2700 mAh

    +1350 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Butterfly 3

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, Butterfly 3.
SpecificationLiquid EButterfly 3
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 151 Х 73 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 161 g
Technology
  • TFT
Unknown
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1440 x 2560 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
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow); Sence 7
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, Butterfly 3.
SpecificationLiquid EButterfly 3
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 67.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 565 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, Butterfly 3.
SpecificationLiquid EButterfly 3
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 20.2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 20.2 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 28mm (wide)
  • AF -Secondary depth sensor
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 2160p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 28mm (wide)
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Liquid E, Butterfly 3.
SpecificationLiquid EButterfly 3
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 430
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1157
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1881
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 3580
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, Butterfly 3.
SpecificationLiquid EButterfly 3
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2015
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 300 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 363 h (2G) / Up to 416 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (2G) / Up to 21 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, Butterfly 3.
SpecificationLiquid EButterfly 3
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Nano-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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3.0 TV-out)
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • aptX
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, Butterfly 3.
SpecificationLiquid EButterfly 3
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Dolby Audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, Butterfly 3.
SpecificationLiquid EButterfly 3
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
  • Infrared port - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - IP57 dust and water resistant -Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes