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Acer Liquid E vs Sony Ericsson P990

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: 15 g lighterLiquid E: 135 g · P990: 150 g
  • WidthP990: 5.5 mm narrowerP990: 57 mm · Liquid E: 62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalP990: 0.8 in smaller diagonalP990: 2.7 in · Liquid E: 3.5 in
  • DepthLiquid E: 13.5 mm thinnerLiquid E: 12.5 mm · P990: 26 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2005Liquid E: 2010 · P990: 2005

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 P990: 114 × 57 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 P990: 114 × 26 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm+5.5 mm versus P990
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. P990
    Height
    114 mm
    Width
    57 mm
    Depth
    26 mm+13.5 mm versus Liquid E
    Weight
    150 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E135 g
  2. 2. P990150 g

    +15 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 P990: 2.7 in, 4:3, About 22.6 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Liquid E 3.5 in · 5:3 About 34.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. P990 2.7 in · 4:3 About 22.6 cm² rectangular area

Liquid E has approximately 54.4% more rectangular screen area than P990.

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

P990: Original memory entry

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. P990

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details Memory Stick Duo Pro · 64 MB included

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. P990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EP990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 114 Х 57 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.7" 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
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • Memory Stick Duo Pro
  • 64 MB included
BatteryCapacity 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 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EP990
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 34.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EP990
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid EP990
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EP990
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2005
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Premium Silver
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EP990
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 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EP990
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EP990
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
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -SyncML -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo - P990i UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHzP990c UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland