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Acer Liquid E1 vs LG Apex

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: 28 g lighter

    Liquid E1:
    130 g
    Apex:
    158 g
  • Width

    Apex: 12.5 mm narrower

    Liquid E1:
    68.5 mm
    Apex:
    56 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Apex: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E1:
    4.5 in
    Apex:
    3.2 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E1:
    Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
    Apex:
    Qualcomm MSM7627
  • Depth

    Liquid E1: 6.1 mm thinner

    Liquid E1:
    9.9 mm
    Apex:
    16 mm
  • Height

    Apex: 16 mm shorter

    Liquid E1:
    132 mm
    Apex:
    116 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 +16 mm versus Apex
    Width:
    68.5 mm +12.5 mm versus Apex
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
  2. 2. Apex

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    16 mm +6.1 mm versus Liquid E1

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E1

    130 g

  2. 2. Apex

    158 g

    +28 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. Apex

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

Liquid E1 has approximately 91.5% more rectangular screen area than Apex.

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, Apex, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid E1Apex
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Apex: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

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. Apex

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

    +260 mAh versus Apex

  2. 2. Apex

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E12. Apex

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E1, Apex.
SpecificationLiquid E1Apex
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132 Х 68.5 Х 9.9 mm
  • 116 Х 56 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 158 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 3.2" 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
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
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
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7627
NFC
  • Yes (single sim model only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E1, Apex.
SpecificationLiquid E1Apex
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 29.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 44.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 292 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E1, Apex.
SpecificationLiquid E1Apex
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 480p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E1, Apex.
SpecificationLiquid E1Apex
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • SGX531u
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E1, Apex.
SpecificationLiquid E1Apex
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2010
  • November
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 500 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E1, Apex.
SpecificationLiquid E1Apex
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 - CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • No
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • VZ Navigator
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 - 1.36 W/kg (head) 0.74 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E1, Apex.
SpecificationLiquid E1Apex
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • 21 MP
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E1, Apex.
SpecificationLiquid E1Apex
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid E1 Dual with dual SIM card slot
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input - For U.S. Cellular