Acer Liquid Express E320 vs Mitac MIO A501

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

    MIO A501: 1.2 mm narrower

    Liquid Express E320:
    60.8 mm
    MIO A501:
    59.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MIO A501: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Express E320:
    3.5 in
    MIO A501:
    2.7 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Express E320:
    Qualcomm MSM7227T-1 Snapdragon S1
    MIO A501:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    Liquid Express E320: 7.3 mm thinner

    Liquid Express E320:
    13.4 mm
    MIO A501:
    20.7 mm
  • Height

    MIO A501: 19.3 mm shorter

    Liquid Express E320:
    115 mm
    MIO A501:
    95.7 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Express E320:
    2011
    MIO A501:
    2007

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 +19.3 mm versus MIO A501
    Width:
    60.8 mm +1.2 mm versus MIO A501
    Depth:
    13.4 mm
  2. 2. MIO A501

    Height:
    95.7 mm
    Width:
    59.6 mm
    Depth:
    20.7 mm +7.3 mm versus Liquid Express E320

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Express E320

    138 g

    +3 g versus MIO A501

  2. 2. MIO A501

    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. MIO A501

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

Liquid Express E320 has approximately 49.6% more rectangular screen area than MIO A501.

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

MIO A501: Original memory entry

256 MB · 64 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. MIO A501

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD/MMC · SDIO

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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1. Liquid Express E3202. MIO A501

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MIO A501
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 60.8 Х 13.4 mm
  • 95.7 Х 59.6 Х 20.7 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 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
  • 256 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • SD/MMC
  • SDIO
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Windows Mobile 5 AKU3.3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227T-1 Snapdragon S1
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Region specific
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MIO A501
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 33.8 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.3%
  • 39.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 210 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MIO A501
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MIO A501
Processor CPU
  • 800MHz ARM 11
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MIO A501
Release date
  • 2011
  • September
  • 2007
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 210 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 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MIO A501
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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 1.1
Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MIO A501
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Touch sensitive controls
  • Handwriting recognition -5 way joystick
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MIO A501
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
  • Car antenna connector -MP3/MP4 player -Organizer -Pocket Office -eUtility -E-viewer -Mio Menu -Customized Today screen -Voice memo/dial