Acer Liquid E vs Samsung i400

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

    i400: 43 g lighter

    Liquid E:
    135 g
    i400:
    92 g
  • Width

    i400: 12.5 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    i400:
    50 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    i400: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    i400:
    2.3 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    i400:
    TI OMAP 2430
  • Depth

    Liquid E: 3.3 mm thinner

    Liquid E:
    12.5 mm
    i400:
    15.8 mm
  • Height

    i400: 14 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    i400:
    101 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 +14 mm versus i400
    Width:
    62.5 mm +12.5 mm versus i400
    Depth:
    12.5 mm
  2. 2. i400

    Height:
    101 mm
    Width:
    50 mm
    Depth:
    15.8 mm +3.3 mm versus Liquid E

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

    +43 g versus i400

  2. 2. i400

    92 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. i400

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

Liquid E has approximately 112.8% more rectangular screen area than i400.

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

i400: Original memory entry

40 MB

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. i400

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. i400

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, i400.
SpecificationLiquid Ei400
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 101 Х 50 Х 15.8 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 92 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 240 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
  • 40 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • Series 60 v3.1 UI
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • TI OMAP 2430
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, i400.
SpecificationLiquid Ei400
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 16.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 32.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 174 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, i400.
SpecificationLiquid Ei400
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E, i400.
SpecificationLiquid Ei400
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 330 MHz ARM 1136
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • PowerVR MBX
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, i400.
SpecificationLiquid Ei400
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2007
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 290 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, i400.
SpecificationLiquid Ei400
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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.21 W/kg (head) 0.26 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.20 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, i400.
SpecificationLiquid Ei400
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Dual speaker
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, i400.
SpecificationLiquid Ei400
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
  • WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Voice memo/command -Organizer