Acer Liquid E1 vs T-Mobile Move Balance

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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: 12 g lighter

    Liquid E1:
    130 g
    Move Balance:
    142 g
  • Width

    Move Balance: 9 mm narrower

    Liquid E1:
    68.5 mm
    Move Balance:
    59.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Move Balance: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E1:
    4.5 in
    Move Balance:
    3.7 in
  • Depth

    Liquid E1: 0.6 mm thinner

    Liquid E1:
    9.9 mm
    Move Balance:
    10.5 mm
  • Height

    Move Balance: 13.5 mm shorter

    Liquid E1:
    132 mm
    Move Balance:
    118.5 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid E1:
    2013
    Move Balance:
    2011

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 +13.5 mm versus Move Balance
    Width:
    68.5 mm +9 mm versus Move Balance
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
  2. 2. Move Balance

    Height:
    118.5 mm
    Width:
    59.5 mm
    Depth:
    10.5 mm +0.6 mm versus Liquid E1

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E1

    130 g

  2. 2. Move Balance

    142 g

    +12 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. Move Balance

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

Liquid E1 has approximately 43.3% more rectangular screen area than Move Balance.

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, Move Balance, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid E1Move Balance
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Move Balance: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 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. Move Balance

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 4 GB included

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. Move Balance

    2000 mAh

    +240 mAh versus Liquid E1

Specifications

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1. Liquid E12. Move Balance

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E1, Move Balance.
SpecificationLiquid E1Move Balance
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132 Х 68.5 Х 9.9 mm
  • 118.5 Х 59.5 Х 10.5 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 142 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 3.7" 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1760 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes (single sim model only)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E1, Move Balance.
SpecificationLiquid E1Move Balance
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 39.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.7%
  • 55.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 252 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E1, Move Balance.
SpecificationLiquid E1Move Balance
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 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid E1, Move Balance.
SpecificationLiquid E1Move Balance
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 800 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • SGX531u
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E1, Move Balance.
SpecificationLiquid E1Move Balance
Release date
  • 2013
  • January
  • 2011
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 100 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 770 h Talking time- Up to 11 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E1, Move Balance.
SpecificationLiquid E1Move Balance
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 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
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
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 EU - 0.54 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E1, Move Balance.
SpecificationLiquid E1Move Balance
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • 21 MP
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E1, Move Balance.
SpecificationLiquid E1Move Balance
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid E1 Dual with dual SIM card slot
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input