Acer Liquid Express E320 vs T-Mobile MDA Vario IV

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

    Liquid Express E320: 27 g lighter

    Liquid Express E320:
    138 g
    MDA Vario IV:
    165 g
  • Width

    MDA Vario IV: 9.8 mm narrower

    Liquid Express E320:
    60.8 mm
    MDA Vario IV:
    51 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MDA Vario IV: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Express E320:
    3.5 in
    MDA Vario IV:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Express E320:
    Qualcomm MSM7227T-1 Snapdragon S1
    MDA Vario IV:
    Qualcomm MSM7201A
  • Depth

    Liquid Express E320: 4.7 mm thinner

    Liquid Express E320:
    13.4 mm
    MDA Vario IV:
    18.1 mm
  • Height

    MDA Vario IV: 13 mm shorter

    Liquid Express E320:
    115 mm
    MDA Vario IV:
    102 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 Express E320

    Height:
    115 mm +13 mm versus MDA Vario IV
    Width:
    60.8 mm +9.8 mm versus MDA Vario IV
    Depth:
    13.4 mm
  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    18.1 mm +4.7 mm versus Liquid Express E320

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Express E320

    138 g

  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    165 g

    +27 g versus Liquid Express E320

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. MDA Vario IV

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

Liquid Express E320 has approximately 39.1% more rectangular screen area than MDA Vario IV.

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

MDA Vario IV: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

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. MDA Vario IV

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

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. MDA Vario IV

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MDA Vario IV
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 60.8 Х 13.4 mm
  • 102 Х 51 Х 18.1 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 165 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 640 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 RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1340 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227T-1 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM7201A
NFC
  • Region specific
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MDA Vario IV
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 33.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.3%
  • 46.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 210 PPI
  • 286 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MDA Vario IV
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MDA Vario IV
Processor CPU
  • 800MHz ARM 11
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MDA Vario IV
Release date
  • 2011
  • September
  • 2008
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
Unknown
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 406 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MDA Vario IV
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
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
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
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.34 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MDA Vario IV
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Touch sensitive controls
  • TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Express E320, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320MDA Vario IV
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 TV-out (cable not included) -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player -Predictive text input