Acer Liquid Jade vs T-Mobile MDA Vario IV

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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: 55 g lighter

    Liquid Jade:
    110 g
    MDA Vario IV:
    165 g
  • Width

    MDA Vario IV: 18 mm narrower

    Liquid Jade:
    69 mm
    MDA Vario IV:
    51 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MDA Vario IV: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Jade:
    5.5 in
    MDA Vario IV:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Jade:
    Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
    MDA Vario IV:
    Qualcomm MSM7201A
  • Depth

    Liquid Jade: 10.6 mm thinner

    Liquid Jade:
    7.5 mm
    MDA Vario IV:
    18.1 mm
  • Height

    MDA Vario IV: 38.5 mm shorter

    Liquid Jade:
    140.5 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 Jade

    Height:
    140.5 mm +38.5 mm versus MDA Vario IV
    Width:
    69 mm +18 mm versus MDA Vario IV
    Depth:
    7.5 mm
  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    18.1 mm +10.6 mm versus Liquid Jade

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Jade

    110 g

  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    165 g

    +55 g versus Liquid Jade

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

    Liquid Jade: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    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.

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

Liquid Jade: Original memory entry

8 GB · 1 GB RAM - Liquid Jade16 GB · 2 GB RAM - Liquid Jade Plus

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 Jade

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

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.

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Liquid Jade

    2100 mAh

    +760 mAh versus MDA Vario IV

  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    1340 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Jade2. MDA Vario IV

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Jade, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid JadeMDA Vario IV
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 140.5 Х 69 Х 7.5 mm
  • 102 Х 51 Х 18.1 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 165 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM - Liquid Jade16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM - Liquid Jade Plus
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2100 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1340 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7201A
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Jade, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid JadeMDA Vario IV
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 71.1%
  • 46.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 286 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Jade, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid JadeMDA Vario IV
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid Jade, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid JadeMDA Vario IV
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
  • Adreno 130
Antutu 7 score *
  • 18342
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Jade, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid JadeMDA Vario IV
Release date
  • 2014
  • June
  • 2008
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Gray
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 330 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 5 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 406 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Jade, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid JadeMDA Vario IV
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - 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
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 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 Jade, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid JadeMDA Vario IV
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • DTS sound
  • TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Jade, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationLiquid JadeMDA Vario IV
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV-out (cable not included) -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player -Predictive text input