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Acer Liquid E1 vs Apple iPhone 3GS

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 E1: 5 g lighterLiquid E1: 130 g · iPhone 3GS: 135 g
  • WidthiPhone 3GS: 6.4 mm narroweriPhone 3GS: 62.1 mm · Liquid E1: 68.5 mm
  • Screen diagonaliPhone 3GS: 1 in smaller diagonaliPhone 3GS: 3.5 in · Liquid E1: 4.5 in
  • DepthLiquid E1: 2.4 mm thinnerLiquid E1: 9.9 mm · iPhone 3GS: 12.3 mm
  • HeightiPhone 3GS: 16.5 mm shorteriPhone 3GS: 115.5 mm · Liquid E1: 132 mm
  • Release year2013 / 2009Liquid E1: 2013 · iPhone 3GS: 2009

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 E1: 132 × 68.5 mm 1 iPhone 3GS: 115.5 × 62.1 mm 2
Side
Liquid E1: 132 × 9.9 mm 1 iPhone 3GS: 115.5 × 12.3 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid E1
    Height
    132 mm
    Width
    68.5 mm
    Depth
    9.9 mm
    Weight
    130 g
  2. 2. iPhone 3GS
    Height
    115.5 mm
    Width
    62.1 mm
    Depth
    12.3 mm
    Weight
    135 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquid E1iPhone 3GS
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132 Х 68.5 Х 9.9 mm
  • 115.5 Х 62.1 Х 12.3 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 8/16/32 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1760 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • iOS 3
  • upgradable to iOS 6.1.6
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (single sim model only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquid E1iPhone 3GS
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 50.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquid E1iPhone 3GS
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.8
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquid E1iPhone 3GS
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • SGX531u
  • PowerVR SGX535
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 6832
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquid E1iPhone 3GS
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2009
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 110 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Music play - Up to 30 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquid E1iPhone 3GS
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
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
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
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
  • A2DP (headset support only)
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquid E1iPhone 3GS
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • 21 MP
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquid E1iPhone 3GS
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid E1 Dual with dual SIM card slot
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - iCloud cloud service -Maps -Organizer -TV-out -Audio/video player/editor -Photo viewer/editor -Voice command/dial -Predictive text input