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Acer Liquid E vs Sony Xperia SP

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: 20 g lighterLiquid E: 135 g · Xperia SP: 155 g
  • WidthLiquid E: 4.6 mm narrowerLiquid E: 62.5 mm · Xperia SP: 67.1 mm
  • Screen diagonalLiquid E: 1.1 in smaller diagonalLiquid E: 3.5 in · Xperia SP: 4.6 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 / Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 ProLiquid E: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 · Xperia SP: Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro
  • DepthXperia SP: 2.5 mm thinnerXperia SP: 10 mm · Liquid E: 12.5 mm
  • HeightLiquid E: 15.6 mm shorterLiquid E: 115 mm · Xperia SP: 130.6 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.

Front
Liquid E: 115 × 62.5 mm 1 Xperia SP: 130.6 × 67.1 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 Xperia SP: 130.6 × 10 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm
    Depth
    12.5 mm+2.5 mm versus Xperia SP
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. Xperia SP
    Height
    130.6 mm+15.6 mm versus Liquid E
    Width
    67.1 mm+4.6 mm versus Liquid E
    Depth
    10 mm
    Weight
    155 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E135 g
  2. 2. Xperia SP155 g

    +20 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 Xperia SP: 4.6 in, 16:9, About 58.3 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Liquid E 3.5 in · 5:3 About 34.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Xperia SP 4.6 in · 16:9 About 58.3 cm² rectangular area

Xperia SP has approximately 67.3% 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

Xperia SP: Original memory entry

8 GB (5.8 GB user available) · 1 GB 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. Xperia SP

NFC
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 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
  2. 2. Xperia SP2370 mAh

    +1020 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Xperia SP

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EXperia SP
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 130.6 Х 67.1 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 155 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 720 x 1280 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 (5.8 GB user available)
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2370 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradаble to 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EXperia SP
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 58.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 66.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 319 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EXperia SP
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.4
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid EXperia SP
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 320
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 26388
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 745
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1094
GeekBench 4 RenderScriptLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 926
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EXperia SP
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2013
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
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 635 h (2G) / Up to 734 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h 25 min (2G) / Up to 19 h (3G) Music play - Up to 39 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EXperia SP
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 / 2100 - C5303 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C5302 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - C5306 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - C5303 LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850) - C5306
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Up to 86 kbps
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Up to 237 kbps
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.63 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EXperia SP
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EXperia SP
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 - Also known as Sony Xperia SP HSPA C5302
  • Sony Xperia SP LTE C5303
  • Sony Xperia SP LTE C5306