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Acer Liquid E vs LG Magna

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.

  • Width

    Liquid E: 7.4 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    Magna:
    69.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid E: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    Magna:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    Magna:
    Mediatek MT6582 H502 model
  • Depth

    Magna: 2.4 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    Magna:
    10.1 mm
  • Height

    Liquid E: 24.8 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    Magna:
    139.8 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid E:
    2010
    Magna:
    2015

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 +2.4 mm versus Magna
  2. 2. Magna

    Height:
    139.8 mm +24.8 mm versus Liquid E
    Width:
    69.9 mm +7.4 mm versus Liquid E
    Depth:
    10.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

  2. 2. Magna

    137 g

    +2 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. Magna

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

Magna has approximately 97.7% 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.

Recorded RAM for Liquid E, Magna, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid EMagna
8 GB Unknown 1 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. Magna

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

  2. 2. Magna

    2540 mAh

    +1190 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Magna

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, Magna.
SpecificationLiquid EMagna
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 139.8 Х 69.9 Х 10.1 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 137 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 720 x 1280 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 GB RAM
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
  • 2540 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 5.0.1 (Lollipop)
  • upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Mediatek MT6582 H502 model
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, Magna.
SpecificationLiquid EMagna
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 70.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, Magna.
SpecificationLiquid EMagna
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.4
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 5 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid E, Magna.
SpecificationLiquid EMagna
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz -Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 H502 model
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Mali-400MP2 H502 model
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 17854
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, Magna.
SpecificationLiquid EMagna
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2015
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 140 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, Magna.
SpecificationLiquid EMagna
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-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 - H502 model -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (lte model only)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head) 0.62 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, Magna.
SpecificationLiquid EMagna
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, Magna.
SpecificationLiquid EMagna
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
  • compass - Also known as LG Magna H502F
  • H500F