Acer Liquid E vs Samsung Wave Y S5380

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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

    Wave Y S5380: 32.6 g lighter

    Liquid E:
    135 g
    Wave Y S5380:
    102.4 g
  • Width

    Wave Y S5380: 4.3 mm narrower

    Liquid E:
    62.5 mm
    Wave Y S5380:
    58.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Wave Y S5380: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E:
    3.5 in
    Wave Y S5380:
    3.2 in
  • Height

    Wave Y S5380: 5 mm shorter

    Liquid E:
    115 mm
    Wave Y S5380:
    110 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid E:
    2010
    Wave Y S5380:
    2011

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 +5 mm versus Wave Y S5380
    Width:
    62.5 mm +4.3 mm versus Wave Y S5380
    Depth:
    12.5 mm
  2. 2. Wave Y S5380

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    58.2 mm
    Depth:
    12.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E

    135 g

    +32.6 g versus Wave Y S5380

  2. 2. Wave Y S5380

    102.4 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. Wave Y S5380

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²

Liquid E has approximately 14.4% more rectangular screen area than Wave Y S5380.

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

Wave Y S5380: Original memory entry

150 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. Wave Y S5380

NFC:
See details Carrier dependent
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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

    +150 mAh versus Wave Y S5380

  2. 2. Wave Y S5380

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Wave Y S5380

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E, Wave Y S5380.
SpecificationLiquid EWave Y S5380
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 110 Х 58.2 Х 12.3 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 102.4 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 480 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
  • 150 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity 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)
  • bada 2.0
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Carrier dependent
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E, Wave Y S5380.
SpecificationLiquid EWave Y S5380
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 47.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E, Wave Y S5380.
SpecificationLiquid EWave Y S5380
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • w480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E, Wave Y S5380.
SpecificationLiquid EWave Y S5380
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 832 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E, Wave Y S5380.
SpecificationLiquid EWave Y S5380
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2011
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
  • LaFleur edition
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 90 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 570 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E, Wave Y S5380.
SpecificationLiquid EWave Y S5380
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 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.82 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.80 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E, Wave Y S5380.
SpecificationLiquid EWave Y S5380
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E, Wave Y S5380.
SpecificationLiquid EWave Y S5380
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 - Samsung ChatON -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Photo editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Samsung Wave538
  • Samsung Wave Y LaFleur edition