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Acer Liquid E vs Nokia N86 8MP

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.

  • WeightLiquid E: 14 g lighterLiquid E: 135 g · N86 8MP: 149 g
  • WidthN86 8MP: 11.1 mm narrowerN86 8MP: 51.4 mm · Liquid E: 62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalN86 8MP: 0.9 in smaller diagonalN86 8MP: 2.6 in · Liquid E: 3.5 in
  • DepthLiquid E: 4 mm thinnerLiquid E: 12.5 mm · N86 8MP: 16.5 mm
  • HeightN86 8MP: 11.6 mm shorterN86 8MP: 103.4 mm · Liquid E: 115 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2009Liquid E: 2010 · N86 8MP: 2009

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 N86 8MP: 103.4 × 51.4 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 N86 8MP: 103.4 × 16.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm+11.6 mm versus N86 8MP
    Width
    62.5 mm+11.1 mm versus N86 8MP
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. N86 8MP
    Height
    103.4 mm
    Width
    51.4 mm
    Depth
    16.5 mm+4 mm versus Liquid E
    Weight
    149 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E135 g
  2. 2. N86 8MP149 g

    +14 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.

Screen size
Liquid E: 3.5 in, 5:3, About 34.9 cm² rectangular area 1 N86 8MP: 2.6 in, 4:3, About 20.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Liquid E 3.5 in · 5:3 About 34.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. N86 8MP 2.6 in · 4:3 About 20.9 cm² rectangular area

Liquid E has approximately 66.6% more rectangular screen area than N86 8MP.

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

N86 8MP: Original memory entry

8 GB · 128 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. N86 8MP

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

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 N86 8MP

  2. 2. N86 8MP1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. N86 8MP

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EN86 8MP
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 103.4 Х 51.4 Х 16.5 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 149 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.6" 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
  • 8 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
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)
  • Symbian 9.3
  • S60 rel. 3.2
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EN86 8MP
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 39.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EN86 8MP
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Carl Zeiss lens
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid EN86 8MP
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EN86 8MP
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2009
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Indigo Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 312 h (2G) / 264 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 18 min (2G) / 3 h 54 min (3G) Music play - Up to 25 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EN86 8MP
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
  • 296 / 177.6 kbits
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.83 W/kg (head) 0.88 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.66 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EN86 8MP
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others Unknown
  • Dedicated music/gallery keys
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EN86 8MP
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
  • compass - WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Voice memo -TV-out - Dual slide design -Built-in kickstand