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Acer Liquid E vs ZTE N721

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

ZTE N721

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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.

  • WeightN721: 30 g lighterN721: 105 g · Liquid E: 135 g
  • WidthN721: 6.3 mm narrowerN721: 56.2 mm · Liquid E: 62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalN721: 0.7 in smaller diagonalN721: 2.8 in · Liquid E: 3.5 in
  • DepthLiquid E: 1.7 mm thinnerLiquid E: 12.5 mm · N721: 14.2 mm
  • HeightN721: 9 mm shorterN721: 106 mm · Liquid E: 115 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2011Liquid E: 2010 · N721: 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.

Front
Liquid E: 115 × 62.5 mm 1 N721: 106 × 56.2 mm 2
Side
Liquid E: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 N721: 106 × 14.2 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E
    Height
    115 mm+9 mm versus N721
    Width
    62.5 mm+6.3 mm versus N721
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. N721
    Height
    106 mm
    Width
    56.2 mm
    Depth
    14.2 mm+1.7 mm versus Liquid E
    Weight
    105 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E135 g

    +30 g versus N721

  2. 2. N721105 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 N721: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Liquid E 3.5 in · 5:3 About 34.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. N721 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area

Liquid E has approximately 43.6% more rectangular screen area than N721.

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

N721: 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. N721

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

    +250 mAh versus N721

  2. 2. N7211100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E2. N721

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid EN721
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 106 Х 56.2 Х 14.2 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 105 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.8" 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
  • 150 MB
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
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android OS
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid EN721
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 40.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid EN721
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
SpecificationLiquid EN721
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid EN721
Release date
  • 2010
  • February
  • 2011
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Ferrari edition
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 250 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 10 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid EN721
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
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
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.73 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid EN721
Radio
  • panorama
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid EN721
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 MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input