Acer Liquid E1 vs alcatel OT-891 Soul

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.

  • Weight

    OT-891 Soul: 30 g lighter

    Liquid E1:
    130 g
    OT-891 Soul:
    100 g
  • Width

    OT-891 Soul: 10.5 mm narrower

    Liquid E1:
    68.5 mm
    OT-891 Soul:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    OT-891 Soul: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E1:
    4.5 in
    OT-891 Soul:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E1:
    Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
    OT-891 Soul:
    Mediatek MT6516
  • Depth

    Liquid E1: 2.7 mm thinner

    Liquid E1:
    9.9 mm
    OT-891 Soul:
    12.6 mm
  • Height

    OT-891 Soul: 27 mm shorter

    Liquid E1:
    132 mm
    OT-891 Soul:
    105 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.

  1. 1. Liquid E1

    Height:
    132 mm +27 mm versus OT-891 Soul
    Width:
    68.5 mm +10.5 mm versus OT-891 Soul
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
  2. 2. OT-891 Soul

    Height:
    105 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    12.6 mm +2.7 mm versus Liquid E1

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E1

    130 g

    +30 g versus OT-891 Soul

  2. 2. OT-891 Soul

    100 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 E1

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. OT-891 Soul

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²

Liquid E1 has approximately 129.9% more rectangular screen area than OT-891 Soul.

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.

Recorded RAM for Liquid E1, OT-891 Soul, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid E1OT-891 Soul
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
OT-891 Soul: 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 E1

NFC:
See details Yes (single sim model only)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. OT-891 Soul

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

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 E1

    1760 mAh

    +760 mAh versus OT-891 Soul

  2. 2. OT-891 Soul

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E12. OT-891 Soul

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-891 Soul.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-891 Soul
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132 Х 68.5 Х 9.9 mm
  • 105 Х 58 Х 12.6 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 100 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 150 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1760 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6516
NFC
  • Yes (single sim model only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-891 Soul.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-891 Soul
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 39.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-891 Soul.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-891 Soul
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-891 Soul.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-891 Soul
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 420 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • SGX531u
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-891 Soul.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-891 Soul
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-891 Soul.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-891 Soul
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)-3G - HSDPA-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 1.04 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-891 Soul.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-891 Soul
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • 21 MP
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-891 Soul.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-891 Soul
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid E1 Dual with dual SIM card slot
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input