Acer Liquid Express E320 vs ZTE Nubia Z9

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: 54 g lighter

    Liquid Express E320:
    138 g
    Nubia Z9:
    192 g
  • Width

    Liquid Express E320: 7.5 mm narrower

    Liquid Express E320:
    60.8 mm
    Nubia Z9:
    68.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid Express E320: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Express E320:
    3.5 in
    Nubia Z9:
    5.2 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Express E320:
    Qualcomm MSM7227T-1 Snapdragon S1
    Nubia Z9:
    Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
  • Depth

    Nubia Z9: 4.5 mm thinner

    Liquid Express E320:
    13.4 mm
    Nubia Z9:
    8.9 mm
  • Height

    Liquid Express E320: 32.4 mm shorter

    Liquid Express E320:
    115 mm
    Nubia Z9:
    147.4 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
    Width:
    60.8 mm
    Depth:
    13.4 mm +4.5 mm versus Nubia Z9
  2. 2. Nubia Z9

    Height:
    147.4 mm +32.4 mm versus Liquid Express E320
    Width:
    68.3 mm +7.5 mm versus Liquid Express E320
    Depth:
    8.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Express E320

    138 g

  2. 2. Nubia Z9

    192 g

    +54 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. Nubia Z9

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²

Nubia Z9 has approximately 120.7% 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

Nubia Z9: Original memory entry

64 GB · 4 GB RAM - Exclusive & Elite editions32 GB · 3 GB RAM - Classic edition

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. Nubia Z9

NFC:
Yes
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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1. Liquid Express E3202. Nubia Z9

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Express E320, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320Nubia Z9
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 60.8 Х 13.4 mm
  • 147.4 Х 68.3 Х 8.9 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 192 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 1080 x 1920 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
  • 64 GB
  • 4 GB RAM - Exclusive & Elite editions32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM - Classic edition
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,
  • 2900 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Android 5.2 (Lollipop); nubia UI 3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227T-1 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
NFC
  • Region specific
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Express E320, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320Nubia Z9
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 33.8 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.3%
  • 74.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 210 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Express E320, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320Nubia Z9
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/2.6''
  • 1.12µm
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid Express E320, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320Nubia Z9
Processor CPU
  • 800MHz ARM 11
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 430
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 75829
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1200
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2652
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 3695
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Express E320, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320Nubia Z9
Release date
  • 2011
  • September
  • 2015
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 350 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)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Express E320, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320Nubia Z9
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Express E320, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320Nubia Z9
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others
  • Touch sensitive controls
  • Dolby Audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Express E320, Nubia Z9.
SpecificationLiquid Express E320Nubia Z9
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 Fingerprint (Exclusive edition only; side-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Infrared port