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Acer Liquid E1 vs alcatel OT-993

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

    Liquid E1: 20 g lighter

    Liquid E1:
    130 g
    OT-993:
    150 g
  • Width

    OT-993: 4.6 mm narrower

    Liquid E1:
    68.5 mm
    OT-993:
    63.9 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    OT-993: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E1:
    4.5 in
    OT-993:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E1:
    Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
    OT-993:
    Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
  • Depth

    Liquid E1: 1.5 mm thinner

    Liquid E1:
    9.9 mm
    OT-993:
    11.4 mm
  • Height

    OT-993: 7.6 mm shorter

    Liquid E1:
    132 mm
    OT-993:
    124.4 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 +7.6 mm versus OT-993
    Width:
    68.5 mm +4.6 mm versus OT-993
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
  2. 2. OT-993

    Height:
    124.4 mm
    Width:
    63.9 mm
    Depth:
    11.4 mm +1.5 mm versus Liquid E1

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E1

    130 g

  2. 2. OT-993

    150 g

    +20 g versus Liquid E1

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-993

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

Liquid E1 has approximately 22.6% more rectangular screen area than OT-993.

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-993, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid E1OT-993
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
OT-993: Original memory entry

3 GB

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-993

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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Liquid E1

    1760 mAh

    +260 mAh versus OT-993

  2. 2. OT-993

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E12. OT-993

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-993.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-993
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132 Х 68.5 Х 9.9 mm
  • 124.4 Х 63.9 Х 11.4 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 3 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1760 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
NFC
  • Yes (single sim model only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-993.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-993
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 57.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-993.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-993
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
  • VGA
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-993.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-993
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • SGX531u
  • PowerVR SGX531
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 145
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-993.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-993
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2012
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Aubergine
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 420 h Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 3 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-993.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-993
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 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.50 W/kg (head) 0.51 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-993.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-993
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • 21 MP
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E1, OT-993.
SpecificationLiquid E1OT-993
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid E1 Dual with dual SIM card slot
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player -MP4/H.264 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input