Acer Liquid E vs Motorola FIRE XT311

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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

    FIRE XT311: 25 g lighter

    Liquid E:
    135 g
    FIRE XT311:
    110 g
  • Width

    FIRE XT311: 4.5 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    FIRE XT311:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    FIRE XT311: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    FIRE XT311:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    FIRE XT311:
    Qualcomm MSM7227-1 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Liquid E: 1 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    FIRE XT311:
    13.5 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid E:
    2010
    FIRE XT311:
    2011

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 +4.5 mm versus FIRE XT311
    Depth:
    12.5 mm
  2. 2. FIRE XT311

    Height:
    116.5 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +1 mm versus Liquid E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

    +25 g versus FIRE XT311

  2. 2. FIRE XT311

    110 g

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. FIRE XT311

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

Liquid E has approximately 43.6% more rectangular screen area than FIRE XT311.

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

FIRE XT311: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB 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. FIRE XT311

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. FIRE XT311

    1420 mAh

    +70 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. FIRE XT311

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, FIRE XT311.
SpecificationLiquid EFIRE XT311
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 116.5 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.8" 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
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB 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
  • 1420 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 2.3.4 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM7227-1 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, FIRE XT311.
SpecificationLiquid EFIRE XT311
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 35.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, FIRE XT311.
SpecificationLiquid EFIRE XT311
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 480p@24fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E, FIRE XT311.
SpecificationLiquid EFIRE XT311
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, FIRE XT311.
SpecificationLiquid EFIRE XT311
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2011
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 120 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 720 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 9 h 16 min (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, FIRE XT311.
SpecificationLiquid EFIRE XT311
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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 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
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.96 W/kg (head) 1.11 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, FIRE XT311.
SpecificationLiquid EFIRE XT311
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, FIRE XT311.
SpecificationLiquid EFIRE XT311
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 - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - For Europe and India