Acer Liquid E vs Motorola Moto Z3

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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
    Moto Z3:
    156 g
  • Width

    Liquid E: 14 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    Moto Z3:
    76.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid E: 2.51 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    Moto Z3:
    6.01 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    Moto Z3:
    Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
  • Rear camera layout

    Liquid E:
    Single
    Moto Z3:
    Dual
  • Depth

    Moto Z3: 5.7 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    Moto Z3:
    6.8 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 +5.7 mm versus Moto Z3
  2. 2. Moto Z3

    Height:
    156.5 mm +41.5 mm versus Liquid E
    Width:
    76.5 mm +14 mm versus Liquid E
    Depth:
    6.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

  2. 2. Moto Z3

    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. Moto Z3

    Screen diagonal:
    6.01 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    18:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    93.2 cm²

Moto Z3 has approximately 167.3% 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

Moto Z3: Original memory entry

128 GB · 6 GB RAM 64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. Moto Z3

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 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. Moto Z3

    3000 mAh

    +1650 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Moto Z3

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, Moto Z3.
SpecificationLiquid EMoto Z3
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 156.5 Х 76.5 Х 6.8 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 156 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 6.01" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 2160 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
  • 128 GB
  • 6 GB RAM 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
  • upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, Moto Z3.
SpecificationLiquid EMoto Z3
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 93.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 18:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 77.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 402 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, Moto Z3.
SpecificationLiquid EMoto Z3
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Dual
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 12 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1.25µm
  • PDAF & laser AF -12 MP B/W
  • PDAF & laser AF
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • panorama
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/4''
  • 24mm (wide)
  • 1.12µm
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid E, Moto Z3.
SpecificationLiquid EMoto Z3
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 540
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 170252
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1928
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 6037
GeekBench 5 Single Core * Unknown
  • 387
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1580
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, Moto Z3.
SpecificationLiquid EMoto Z3
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2018
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Ceramic Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 480 USD
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3)
  • aluminum frame (6000 series)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, Moto Z3.
SpecificationLiquid EMoto Z3
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-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 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 18(800)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 3.1
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • magnetic connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
  • aptX
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, Moto Z3.
SpecificationLiquid EMoto Z3
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, Moto Z3.
SpecificationLiquid EMoto Z3
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 Fingerprint (side-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging 15W - Splash and dust resistant - For USA (Verizon); China