Acer Liquid E3 vs Gigabyte Gsmart Essence 4

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

    Gsmart Essence 4: 29 g lighter

    Liquid E3:
    134 g
    Gsmart Essence 4:
    105 g
  • Width

    Gsmart Essence 4: 6 mm narrower

    Liquid E3:
    68 mm
    Gsmart Essence 4:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Gsmart Essence 4: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid E3:
    4.7 in
    Gsmart Essence 4:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid E3:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    Gsmart Essence 4:
    Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Liquid E3: 0.6 mm thinner

    Liquid E3:
    9 mm
    Gsmart Essence 4:
    9.6 mm
  • Height

    Gsmart Essence 4: 12 mm shorter

    Liquid E3:
    136 mm
    Gsmart Essence 4:
    124 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 E3

    Height:
    136 mm +12 mm versus Gsmart Essence 4
    Width:
    68 mm +6 mm versus Gsmart Essence 4
    Depth:
    9 mm
  2. 2. Gsmart Essence 4

    Height:
    124 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    9.6 mm +0.6 mm versus Liquid E3

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid E3

    134 g

    +29 g versus Gsmart Essence 4

  2. 2. Gsmart Essence 4

    105 g

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 E3

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²
  2. 2. Gsmart Essence 4

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

Liquid E3 has approximately 33.7% more rectangular screen area than Gsmart Essence 4.

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 E3, Gsmart Essence 4, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid E3Gsmart Essence 4
4 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
Gsmart Essence 4: 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 E3

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

2. Gsmart Essence 4

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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 E3

    2500 mAh

    +1200 mAh versus Gsmart Essence 4

  2. 2. Gsmart Essence 4

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid E32. Gsmart Essence 4

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid E3, Gsmart Essence 4.
SpecificationLiquid E3Gsmart Essence 4
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 136 Х 68 Х 9 mm
  • 124 Х 62 Х 9.6 mm
Weight
  • 134 g
  • 105 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.7" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 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)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid E3, Gsmart Essence 4.
SpecificationLiquid E3Gsmart Essence 4
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 60.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.8%
  • 59.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 312 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid E3, Gsmart Essence 4.
SpecificationLiquid E3Gsmart Essence 4
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid E3, Gsmart Essence 4.
SpecificationLiquid E3Gsmart Essence 4
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
  • Mali-400
Antutu 7 score *
  • 13456
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid E3, Gsmart Essence 4.
SpecificationLiquid E3Gsmart Essence 4
Release date
  • 2014
  • February
  • 2015
  • October
Colors
  • Black/White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 200 EUR
  • 60 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 12 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid E3, Gsmart Essence 4.
SpecificationLiquid E3Gsmart Essence 4
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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid E3, Gsmart Essence 4.
SpecificationLiquid E3Gsmart Essence 4
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid E3, Gsmart Essence 4.
SpecificationLiquid E3Gsmart Essence 4
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also known as Liquid E3 E380 Available as Acer Liquid E3 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity