Acer Liquid E vs Motorola A780

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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: 6 g lighter

    Liquid E:
    135 g
    A780:
    141 g
  • Width

    A780: 9.5 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    A780:
    53 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A780: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    A780:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    Liquid E: 11.5 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    A780:
    24 mm
  • Height

    A780: 9 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    A780:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid E:
    2010
    A780:
    2004

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 +9 mm versus A780
    Width:
    62.5 mm +9.5 mm versus A780
    Depth:
    12.5 mm
  2. 2. A780

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +11.5 mm versus Liquid E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

  2. 2. A780

    141 g

    +6 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. A780

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 cm²

Liquid E has approximately 80.1% more rectangular screen area than A780.

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

A780: Original memory entry

48 MB

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. A780

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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

    +570 mAh versus A780

  2. 2. A780

    780 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. A780

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, A780.
SpecificationLiquid EA780
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 106 Х 53 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 141 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 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
  • 48 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 780 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Linux
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, A780.
SpecificationLiquid EA780
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 34.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, A780.
SpecificationLiquid EA780
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E, A780.
SpecificationLiquid EA780
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, A780.
SpecificationLiquid EA780
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2004
  • Q3
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- 110 h - 180 h Talking time- 3 h - 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, A780.
SpecificationLiquid EA780
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
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • miniUSB
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, A780.
SpecificationLiquid EA780
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, A780.
SpecificationLiquid EA780
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
  • MP3 player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -SyncML -Voice dial