Acer Liquid E vs HTC Desire 526

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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: 21 g lighter

    Liquid E:
    135 g
    Desire 526:
    156 g
  • Width

    Liquid E: 7.5 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    Desire 526:
    70 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid E: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    Desire 526:
    4.7 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    Desire 526:
    Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Desire 526: 2.6 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    Desire 526:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    Liquid E: 25 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    Desire 526:
    140 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 +2.6 mm versus Desire 526
  2. 2. Desire 526

    Height:
    140 mm +25 mm versus Liquid E
    Width:
    70 mm +7.5 mm versus Liquid E
    Depth:
    9.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

  2. 2. Desire 526

    156 g

    +21 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. Desire 526

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

Desire 526 has approximately 74.7% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Liquid E: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

Desire 526: Original memory entry

8 GB · 1.5 GB RAM

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. Desire 526

NFC:
Unknown
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. Desire 526

    2000 mAh

    +650 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Desire 526

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, Desire 526.
SpecificationLiquid EDesire 526
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 140 Х 70 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 156 g
Technology
  • TFT
Unknown
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 540 x 960 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
  • 8 GB
  • 1.5 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
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop); Sense 7 UI
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, Desire 526.
SpecificationLiquid EDesire 526
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 62.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 234 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, Desire 526.
SpecificationLiquid EDesire 526
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.2
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E, Desire 526.
SpecificationLiquid EDesire 526
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 304
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, Desire 526.
SpecificationLiquid EDesire 526
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2015
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 110 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, Desire 526.
SpecificationLiquid EDesire 526
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 / 1900 - USA -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 13(700) - USA
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 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, Desire 526.
SpecificationLiquid EDesire 526
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, Desire 526.
SpecificationLiquid EDesire 526
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
  • proximity