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Acer Liquid E2 vs Icemobile Crystal

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.

  • Width

    Crystal: 11.8 mm narrower

    Liquid E2:
    68 mm
    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Crystal: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E2:
    4.5 in
    Crystal:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E2:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    Crystal:
    Mediatek MT6516
  • Depth

    Liquid E2: 3.2 mm thinner

    Liquid E2:
    9.9 mm
    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 19.5 mm shorter

    Liquid E2:
    131 mm
    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid E2:
    2013
    Crystal:
    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 E2

    Height:
    131 mm +19.5 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    68 mm +11.8 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    9.9 mm
    Weight:
    140 g
  2. 2. Crystal

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.1 mm +3.2 mm versus Liquid E2
    Weight:
    Unknown

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 E2

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. Crystal

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

Liquid E2 has approximately 60.1% more rectangular screen area than Crystal.

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 E2, Crystal, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid E2Crystal
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Crystal: Original memory entry

512 MB + 256 MB

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 E2

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

2. Crystal

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 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 E2

    2000 mAh

    +950 mAh versus Crystal

  2. 2. Crystal

    1050 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E22. Crystal

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E2, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid E2Crystal
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 131 Х 68 Х 9.9 mm
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
Weight
  • 140 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 540 x 960 px
  • 240 x 400 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
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6516
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E2, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid E2Crystal
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 62.7%
  • 55.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 245 PPI
  • 133 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E2, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid E2Crystal
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid E2, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid E2Crystal
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 416 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 14005
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 2870 mAh
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 1036
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E2, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid E2Crystal
Release date
  • 2013
  • April
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E2, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid E2Crystal
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • Yes
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.23 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E2, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid E2Crystal
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E2, Crystal.
SpecificationLiquid E2Crystal
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as Acer Liquid E2 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight