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Acer Liquid Express E320 vs Apple iPhone 3GS

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

    Liquid Express E320: 1.3 mm narrower

    Liquid Express E320:
    60.8 mm
    iPhone 3GS:
    62.1 mm
  • Depth

    iPhone 3GS: 1.1 mm thinner

    Liquid Express E320:
    13.4 mm
    iPhone 3GS:
    12.3 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Express E320:
    2011
    iPhone 3GS:
    2009

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 Express E320

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    60.8 mm
    Depth:
    13.4 mm +1.1 mm versus iPhone 3GS
  2. 2. iPhone 3GS

    Height:
    115.5 mm
    Width:
    62.1 mm +1.3 mm versus Liquid Express E320
    Depth:
    12.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Express E320

    138 g

    +3 g versus iPhone 3GS

  2. 2. iPhone 3GS

    135 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 Express E320

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    33.8 cm²
  2. 2. iPhone 3GS

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

iPhone 3GS has approximately 8% more rectangular screen area than Liquid Express E320.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Liquid Express E320: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

iPhone 3GS: Original memory entry

8/16/32 GB · 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 Express E320

NFC:
See details Region specific
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. iPhone 3GS

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Express E320, iPhone 3GS.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320iPhone 3GS
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 60.8 Х 13.4 mm
  • 115.5 Х 62.1 Х 12.3 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 8/16/32 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • iOS 3
  • upgradable to iOS 6.1.6
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227T-1 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Region specific
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Express E320, iPhone 3GS.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320iPhone 3GS
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 33.8 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.3%
  • 50.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 210 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Express E320, iPhone 3GS.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320iPhone 3GS
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.8
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid Express E320, iPhone 3GS.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320iPhone 3GS
Processor CPU
  • 800MHz ARM 11
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • PowerVR SGX535
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 6832
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Express E320, iPhone 3GS.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320iPhone 3GS
Release date
  • 2011
  • September
  • 2009
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 110 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 480 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Music play - Up to 30 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Express E320, iPhone 3GS.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320iPhone 3GS
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - 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
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
  • A2DP (headset support only)
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.26 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.45 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Express E320, iPhone 3GS.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320iPhone 3GS
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Touch sensitive controls
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Express E320, iPhone 3GS.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320iPhone 3GS
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Acer C6 Liquid Express For Orange
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - iCloud cloud service -Maps -Organizer -TV-out -Audio/video player/editor -Photo viewer/editor -Voice command/dial -Predictive text input