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Acer Liquid Jade S vs Nokia N96

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 Jade S: 9 g lighter

      Liquid Jade S:
      116 g
      N96:
      125 g

    • Width

      N96: 14 mm narrower

      Liquid Jade S:
      69 mm
      N96:
      55 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      N96: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

      Liquid Jade S:
      5.5 in
      N96:
      2.8 in

    • Depth

      Liquid Jade S: 10.2 mm thinner

      Liquid Jade S:
      7.8 mm
      N96:
      18 mm

    • Height

      N96: 40 mm shorter

      Liquid Jade S:
      143 mm
      N96:
      103 mm

    • Release year

      Liquid Jade S:
      2014
      N96:
      2008

    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 Jade S

      Height:
      143 mm +40 mm versus N96
      Width:
      69 mm +14 mm versus N96
      Depth:
      7.8 mm

    2. 2. N96

      Height:
      103 mm
      Width:
      55 mm
      Depth:
      18 mm +10.2 mm versus Liquid Jade S

    Weight

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

    1. 1. Liquid Jade S

      116 g

    2. 2. N96

      125 g

      +9 g versus Liquid Jade S

    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.

    At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

    1. 1. Liquid Jade S

      Liquid Jade S: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

    2. 2. N96

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

    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 Jade S, N96, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StorageLiquid Jade SN96
    16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
    N96: Original memory entry

    16 GB · 128 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 Jade S

    NFC:
    See details Super AMOLED
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 32 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

    2. N96

    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 Jade S

      2300 mAh

      +1350 mAh versus N96

    2. 2. N96

      950 mAh

    Specifications

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    1. Liquid Jade S2. N96

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Jade S, N96.
    SpecificationLiquid Jade SN96
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 143 Х 69 Х 7.8 mm
    • 103 Х 55 Х 18 mm
    Weight
    • 116 g
    • 125 g
    Technology
    • IPS LCD
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 5.5" inch
    • 2.8" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 720 x 1280 px
    • 240 x 320 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 16 GB
    • 2 GB RAM
    • 16 GB
    • 128 MB RAM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
    • microSD
    • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 2300 mAh
    • Non-removable Li-Ion
    • 950 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
    • upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
    • Symbian OS 9.3
    • S60 rel. 3.2
    Chipset
    • Mediatek MT6752M
    		 Unknown
    NFC
    • Super AMOLED
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Liquid Jade S, N96.
    SpecificationLiquid Jade SN96
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    		 Unknown
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 68.9 cm2
    • 24.3 cm2
    Screen format
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 143.5 Х 69.8 Х 8 mm
    • 42.9%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 294 PPI
    • 143 PPI
    Screen protection
    • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
    		 Unknown
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Jade S, N96.
    SpecificationLiquid Jade SN96
    Rear camera, main
    • 13 MP
    • Single
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 13 MP
    • AF
    • f/1.8
    • 5 MP
    • AF
    Functions
    • Dual-LED flash
    • HDR
    • panorama
    • Carl Zeiss optics
    • LED flash
    Video
    • 1080p@30fps
    • 480p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • 5 MP
    • f/2.2
    • VGA videocall camera
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for Liquid Jade S, N96.
    SpecificationLiquid Jade SN96
    Processor CPU
    • Octa-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53
    • 264 MHz Dual ARM 9
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-T760MP2
    		 Unknown
    Antutu 7 score *
    • 41542
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Liquid Jade S, N96.
    SpecificationLiquid Jade SN96
    Release date
    • 2014
    • December
    • 2008
    • February
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Dark red
    • Pink
    • Black
    • Silver
    • Quartz
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 200 EUR
    • 220 EUR
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h (3G)
    • Stand by time- Up to 220 h (2G) / 192 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 3 h 40 min (2G) / 2 h 36 min (3G) Music play - Up to 14 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Jade S, N96.
    SpecificationLiquid Jade SN96
    SIM card
    • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Mini-SIM
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EU-4G - LTE band 3(1800)
    • 8(900)
    • 28(700) - Taiwan LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EU
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    Speed
    • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
    • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
    • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Class 32
    • 107 / 64.2 kbps
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Class 32
    • 296 kbps; DTM Class 11
    • 177 kbps
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
    • UPnP technology
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • microUSB 2.0
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • 2.0
    • A2DP
    Harmful irradiation Unknown
    • SAR - 0.68 W/kg (head) 0.89 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.82 W/kg (head)
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Jade S, N96.
    SpecificationLiquid Jade SN96
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • Stereo FM radio
    • RDS
    Others
    • DTS sound
    		 Unknown
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Liquid Jade S, N96.
    SpecificationLiquid Jade SN96
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • compass - Also known as Acer Liquid Jade S S56
    • Sensors Accelerometer DVB-H TV broadcast receiver -WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -TV-out -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
    • Excel
    • PowerPoint
    • PDF) -Predictive text input -Push to talk -Voice dial/memo - Dual slide design -Built-in kickstand