Acer Liquid mini E310 vs Mitac MIO A501

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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 mini E310: 27 g lighter

    Liquid mini E310:
    108 g
    MIO A501:
    135 g
  • Width

    Liquid mini E310: 2.1 mm narrower

    Liquid mini E310:
    57.5 mm
    MIO A501:
    59.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MIO A501: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid mini E310:
    3.2 in
    MIO A501:
    2.7 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid mini E310:
    Qualcomm MSM7227-1 Snapdragon S1
    MIO A501:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    Liquid mini E310: 7.7 mm thinner

    Liquid mini E310:
    13 mm
    MIO A501:
    20.7 mm
  • Height

    MIO A501: 14.7 mm shorter

    Liquid mini E310:
    110.4 mm
    MIO A501:
    95.7 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 mini E310

    Height:
    110.4 mm +14.7 mm versus MIO A501
    Width:
    57.5 mm
    Depth:
    13 mm
  2. 2. MIO A501

    Height:
    95.7 mm
    Width:
    59.6 mm +2.1 mm versus Liquid mini E310
    Depth:
    20.7 mm +7.7 mm versus Liquid mini E310

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid mini E310

    108 g

  2. 2. MIO A501

    135 g

    +27 g versus Liquid mini E310

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 mini E310

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²
  2. 2. MIO A501

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

Liquid mini E310 has approximately 35.1% 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 mini E310: 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 mini E310

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
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.

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Liquid mini E310

    1300 mAh

    +250 mAh versus MIO A501

  2. 2. MIO A501

    1050 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid mini E3102. MIO A501

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid mini E310, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid mini E310MIO A501
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110.4 Х 57.5 Х 13 mm
  • 95.7 Х 59.6 Х 20.7 mm
Weight
  • 108 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" 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.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • upgradable to 2.3 (Gingerbread)
  • Windows Mobile 5 AKU3.3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227-1 Snapdragon S1
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid mini E310, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid mini E310MIO A501
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.0%
  • 39.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid mini E310, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid mini E310MIO A501
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid mini E310, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid mini E310MIO A501
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid mini E310, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid mini E310MIO A501
Release date
  • 2011
  • January
  • 2007
  • Q4
Colors
  • Blue
  • Pink
  • Sandy Silver
  • Black
  • Green
  • lagoon
  • cherry
  • pearl
  • steel
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 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 30 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 mini E310, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid mini E310MIO 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 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • DLNA
  • 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 mini E310, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid mini E310MIO A501
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Touch sensitive controls
  • Handwriting recognition -5 way joystick
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid mini E310, MIO A501.
SpecificationLiquid mini E310MIO A501
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Acer W4
  • Car antenna connector -MP3/MP4 player -Organizer -Pocket Office -eUtility -E-viewer -Mio Menu -Customized Today screen -Voice memo/dial