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Acer Liquid E vs Sony Xperia tipo

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.

  • WeightXperia tipo: 35.6 g lighterXperia tipo: 99.4 g · Liquid E: 135 g
  • WidthXperia tipo: 5.5 mm narrowerXperia tipo: 57 mm · Liquid E: 62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalXperia tipo: 0.3 in smaller diagonalXperia tipo: 3.2 in · Liquid E: 3.5 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 / Qualcomm MSM7225AA Snapdragon S1Liquid E: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 · Xperia tipo: Qualcomm MSM7225AA Snapdragon S1
  • DepthLiquid E: 0.5 mm thinnerLiquid E: 12.5 mm · Xperia tipo: 13 mm
  • HeightXperia tipo: 12 mm shorterXperia tipo: 103 mm · Liquid E: 115 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 tipo: 103 × 57 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 Xperia tipo: 103 × 13 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm+12 mm versus Xperia tipo
    Width
    62.5 mm+5.5 mm versus Xperia tipo
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. Xperia tipo
    Height
    103 mm
    Width
    57 mm
    Depth
    13 mm+0.5 mm versus Liquid E
    Weight
    99.4 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E135 g

    +35.6 g versus Xperia tipo

  2. 2. Xperia tipo99.4 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.

Screen size
Liquid E: 3.5 in, 5:3, About 34.9 cm² rectangular area 1 Xperia tipo: 3.2 in, 3:2, About 30.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Liquid E 3.5 in · 5:3 About 34.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Xperia tipo 3.2 in · 3:2 About 30.5 cm² rectangular area

Liquid E has approximately 14.4% more rectangular screen area than Xperia tipo.

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 tipo: Original memory entry

2.9 GB (2.5 GB user available) · 512 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. Xperia tipo

NFC
Unknown
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 tipo1500 mAh

    +150 mAh versus Liquid E

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. Xperia tipo

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EXperia tipo
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 103 Х 57 Х 13 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 99.4 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 2.9 GB (2.5 GB user available)
  • 512 MB 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
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM7225AA Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EXperia tipo
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 51.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EXperia tipo
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 480p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid EXperia tipo
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 800 MHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 1000
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 185
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 184
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EXperia tipo
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2012
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Classic Black
  • Classic White
  • Deep Red
  • Navy Blue
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 470 h (2G) / Up to 545 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 30 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EXperia tipo
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 7.2/5.76 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 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.37 W/kg (head) 0.74 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.62 W/kg (head) 1.30 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EXperia tipo
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EXperia tipo
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 - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also known as Sony Tapioca
  • Sony ST21i
  • Sony ST21a