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Acer Liquid E1 vs i-mate JAM Black

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: 30 g lighter

    Liquid E1:
    130 g
    JAM Black:
    160 g
  • Width

    JAM Black: 10.5 mm narrower

    Liquid E1:
    68.5 mm
    JAM Black:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    JAM Black: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E1:
    4.5 in
    JAM Black:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Liquid E1: 8.1 mm thinner

    Liquid E1:
    9.9 mm
    JAM Black:
    18 mm
  • Height

    JAM Black: 24 mm shorter

    Liquid E1:
    132 mm
    JAM Black:
    108 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid E1:
    2013
    JAM Black:
    2005

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 +24 mm versus JAM Black
    Width:
    68.5 mm +10.5 mm versus JAM Black
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
  2. 2. JAM Black

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +8.1 mm versus Liquid E1

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E1

    130 g

  2. 2. JAM Black

    160 g

    +30 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. JAM Black

    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 JAM Black.

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, JAM Black, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid E1JAM Black
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
JAM Black: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

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. JAM Black

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SDIO/MMC

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

    +560 mAh versus JAM Black

  2. 2. JAM Black

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E12. JAM Black

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E1, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid E1JAM Black
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132 Х 68.5 Х 9.9 mm
  • 108 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 160 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • SDIO/MMC
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1760 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (single sim model only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E1, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid E1JAM Black
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 38.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E1, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid E1JAM Black
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 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, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid E1JAM Black
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • Intel Bulverde 416 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • SGX531u
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E1, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid E1JAM Black
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2005
  • Q3
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Stylish black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 270 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E1, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid E1JAM Black
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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E1, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid E1JAM Black
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • 21 MP
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E1, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid E1JAM Black
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid E1 Dual with dual SIM card slot
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek S110
  • T-Mobile MDA Compact II.