Acer Liquid E vs Nokia Lumia 1020

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.

  • Weight

    Liquid E: 23 g lighter

    Liquid E:
    135 g
    Lumia 1020:
    158 g
  • Width

    Liquid E: 8.9 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    Lumia 1020:
    71.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid E: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    Lumia 1020:
    4.5 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    Lumia 1020:
    Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
  • Depth

    Lumia 1020: 2.1 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    Lumia 1020:
    10.4 mm
  • Height

    Liquid E: 15.4 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    Lumia 1020:
    130.4 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 +2.1 mm versus Lumia 1020
  2. 2. Lumia 1020

    Height:
    130.4 mm +15.4 mm versus Liquid E
    Width:
    71.4 mm +8.9 mm versus Liquid E
    Depth:
    10.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

  2. 2. Lumia 1020

    158 g

    +23 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. Lumia 1020

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    57.6 cm²

Lumia 1020 has approximately 65.3% 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

Lumia 1020: Original memory entry

32 GB · 2 GB RAM / 64 GB (Telefonica exclusive)

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. Lumia 1020

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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. Lumia 1020

    2000 mAh

    +650 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Lumia 1020

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, Lumia 1020.
SpecificationLiquid ELumia 1020
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 130.4 Х 71.4 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 158 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 768 x 1280 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
  • 32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM / 64 GB (Telefonica exclusive)
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 8
  • upgradable to 8.1
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, Lumia 1020.
SpecificationLiquid ELumia 1020
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 57.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 61.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 332 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, Lumia 1020.
SpecificationLiquid ELumia 1020
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 41 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 41 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 26mm (wide)
  • 1/1.5''
  • 1.12µm
  • OIS
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Xenon & LED flash
  • panorama
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 1.2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid E, Lumia 1020.
SpecificationLiquid ELumia 1020
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 225
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 12413
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 438
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 869
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, Lumia 1020.
SpecificationLiquid ELumia 1020
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2013
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Black
  • red (AT&T exclusive)
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 400 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 384 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 19 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 20 min (3G) Music play - Up to 63 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, Lumia 1020.
SpecificationLiquid ELumia 1020
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Micro-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 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-875
  • RM-877 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - RM-876 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - RM-875 LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700) - RM-877
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE/ aptX after WP8 Denim update
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.23 W/kg (head) 0.97 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.76 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, Lumia 1020.
SpecificationLiquid ELumia 1020
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • PureMotion HD+ ClearBlack display
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Dolby Headphone -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, Lumia 1020.
SpecificationLiquid ELumia 1020
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
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Also known as Nokia EOS
  • Nokia 909
  • Nokia RM-875
  • Nokia RM-877
  • Nokia RM-876