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Acer Liquid E vs Mitac MIO A501

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.

  • WidthMIO A501: 2.9 mm narrowerMIO A501: 59.6 mm · Liquid E: 62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalMIO A501: 0.8 in smaller diagonalMIO A501: 2.7 in · Liquid E: 3.5 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 / TI OMAP 850Liquid E: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 · MIO A501: TI OMAP 850
  • DepthLiquid E: 8.2 mm thinnerLiquid E: 12.5 mm · MIO A501: 20.7 mm
  • HeightMIO A501: 19.3 mm shorterMIO A501: 95.7 mm · Liquid E: 115 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2007Liquid E: 2010 · MIO A501: 2007

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 MIO A501: 95.7 × 59.6 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 MIO A501: 95.7 × 20.7 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. MIO A501
    Height
    95.7 mm
    Width
    59.6 mm
    Depth
    20.7 mm
    Weight
    135 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EMIO A501
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 95.7 Х 59.6 Х 20.7 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 256 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • SD/MMC
  • SDIO
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Windows Mobile 5 AKU3.3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EMIO A501
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 39.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EMIO A501
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid EMIO A501
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EMIO A501
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2007
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 210 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EMIO A501
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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 1.1
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EMIO A501
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition -5 way joystick
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EMIO A501
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
  • Car antenna connector -MP3/MP4 player -Organizer -Pocket Office -eUtility -E-viewer -Mio Menu -Customized Today screen -Voice memo/dial