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Acer Liquid E vs Nokia Asha 501

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.

  • WeightAsha 501: 36.8 g lighterAsha 501: 98.2 g · Liquid E: 135 g
  • WidthAsha 501: 4.5 mm narrowerAsha 501: 58 mm · Liquid E: 62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalAsha 501: 0.5 in smaller diagonalAsha 501: 3 in · Liquid E: 3.5 in
  • HeightAsha 501: 15.8 mm shorterAsha 501: 99.2 mm · Liquid E: 115 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2013Liquid E: 2010 · Asha 501: 2013

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 Asha 501: 99.2 × 58 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 Asha 501: 99.2 × 12.1 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm+15.8 mm versus Asha 501
    Width
    62.5 mm+4.5 mm versus Asha 501
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. Asha 501
    Height
    99.2 mm
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    12.1 mm
    Weight
    98.2 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E135 g

    +36.8 g versus Asha 501

  2. 2. Asha 50198.2 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.

Screen size
Liquid E: 3.5 in, 5:3, About 34.9 cm² rectangular area 1 Asha 501: 3 in, 4:3, About 27.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Liquid E 3.5 in · 5:3 About 34.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Asha 501 3 in · 4:3 About 27.9 cm² rectangular area

Liquid E has approximately 25.1% more rectangular screen area than Asha 501.

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

Asha 501: Original memory entry

128 MB · 64 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. Asha 501

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 4 GB included

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Liquid E1350 mAh

    +150 mAh versus Asha 501

  2. 2. Asha 5011200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Asha 501

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EAsha 501
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 99.2 Х 58 Х 12.1 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 98.2 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3" 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
  • 128 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Nokia Asha software platform 1.0
  • upgradable to 1.4
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EAsha 501
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 27.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 48.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 133 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EAsha 501
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 320p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid EAsha 501
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EAsha 501
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2013
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Bright red
  • Bright Green
  • Cyan
  • Yellow
  • White and Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 1152 h Talking time- Up to 17 h Music play - Up to 56 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EAsha 501
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Single 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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.41 W/kg (head) SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EAsha 501
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EAsha 501
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 - SNS apps -MP4/H.263 player -MP3/WAV/AAC player -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Aso known as Nokia Asha 501 Dual Sim with dual-SIM card slots