Acer Liquid E1 vs Samsung I9305 Galaxy S III

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Liquid E1:
    LCD
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    OLED
  • Width

    Liquid E1: 2.1 mm narrower

    Liquid E1:
    68.5 mm
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    70.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid E1: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E1:
    4.5 in
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    4.8 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E1:
    Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
  • Depth

    I9305 Galaxy S III: 1.3 mm thinner

    Liquid E1:
    9.9 mm
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    8.6 mm
  • Height

    Liquid E1: 4.6 mm shorter

    Liquid E1:
    132 mm
    I9305 Galaxy S III:
    136.6 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
    Width:
    68.5 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm +1.3 mm versus I9305 Galaxy S III
  2. 2. I9305 Galaxy S III

    Height:
    136.6 mm +4.6 mm versus Liquid E1
    Width:
    70.6 mm +2.1 mm versus Liquid E1
    Depth:
    8.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E1

    130 g

  2. 2. I9305 Galaxy S III

    131 g

    +1 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. I9305 Galaxy S III

    Screen diagonal:
    4.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    63.5 cm²

I9305 Galaxy S III has approximately 13.8% more rectangular screen area than Liquid E1.

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, I9305 Galaxy S III, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid E1I9305 Galaxy S III
4 GB 1 GB RAM Not recorded
16 GB Not recorded 2 GB 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. I9305 Galaxy S III

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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

  2. 2. I9305 Galaxy S III

    2100 mAh

    +340 mAh versus Liquid E1

Specifications

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1. Liquid E12. I9305 Galaxy S III

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E1, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationLiquid E1I9305 Galaxy S III
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132 Х 68.5 Х 9.9 mm
  • 136.6 Х 70.6 Х 8.6 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 131 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1760 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.4 (KitKat); TouchWiz UI
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
NFC
  • Yes (single sim model only)
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E1, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationLiquid E1I9305 Galaxy S III
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 63.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 65.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 306 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E1, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationLiquid E1I9305 Galaxy S III
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.6
  • 1/3''
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.9 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
  • 1.9 MP
  • f/2.6
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid E1, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationLiquid E1I9305 Galaxy S III
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • SGX531u
  • Mali-400MP4
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 20000
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1253
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E1, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationLiquid E1I9305 Galaxy S III
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2012
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Titanium Gray
  • Sapphire Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 320 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 580 h (2G) / Up to 390 h (LTE)/ 510 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E1, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationLiquid E1I9305 Galaxy S III
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.47 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E1, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationLiquid E1I9305 Galaxy S III
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • 21 MP
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E1, I9305 Galaxy S III.
SpecificationLiquid E1I9305 Galaxy S III
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid E1 Dual with dual SIM card slot
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Also known as Samsung GALAXY S III LTE