Acer Liquid S1 vs Nokia C5

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

    C5: 105.7 g lighter

    Liquid S1:
    195 g
    C5:
    89.3 g
  • Width

    C5: 37 mm narrower

    Liquid S1:
    83 mm
    C5:
    46 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    C5: 3.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid S1:
    5.7 in
    C5:
    2.2 in
  • Depth

    Liquid S1: 2.7 mm thinner

    Liquid S1:
    9.6 mm
    C5:
    12.3 mm
  • Height

    C5: 51 mm shorter

    Liquid S1:
    163 mm
    C5:
    112 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid S1:
    2013
    C5:
    2010

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 S1

    Height:
    163 mm +51 mm versus C5
    Width:
    83 mm +37 mm versus C5
    Depth:
    9.6 mm
  2. 2. C5

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    12.3 mm +2.7 mm versus Liquid S1

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid S1

    195 g

    +105.7 g versus C5

  2. 2. C5

    89.3 g

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 S1

    Screen diagonal:
    5.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    89.6 cm²
  2. 2. C5

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

Liquid S1 has approximately 497.6% more rectangular screen area than C5.

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 S1, C5, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid S1C5
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
C5: Original memory entry

50 MB · 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 S1

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

2. C5

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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 S1

    2400 mAh

    +1350 mAh versus C5

  2. 2. C5

    1050 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid S12. C5

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid S1, C5.
SpecificationLiquid S1C5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 163 Х 83 Х 9.6 mm
  • 112 Х 46 Х 12.3 mm
Weight
  • 195 g
  • 89.3 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.7" inch
  • 2.2" 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.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 50 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean); Float UI
  • Symbian 9.3
  • Series 60 rel. 3.2
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid S1, C5.
SpecificationLiquid S1C5
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 89.6 cm2
  • 15.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.2%
  • 29.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 258 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid S1, C5.
SpecificationLiquid S1C5
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@15fps
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 S1, C5.
SpecificationLiquid S1C5
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 16205
  • 35320
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid S1, C5.
SpecificationLiquid S1C5
Release date
  • 2013
  • June
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • White
  • Warm Grey
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 320 EUR
  • 110 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 11 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 630 h (2G) / Up to 670 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h (3G) Music play - Up to 34 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid S1, C5.
SpecificationLiquid S1C5
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)-3G - HSDPA-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.41 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 0.86 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.34 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid S1, C5.
SpecificationLiquid S1C5
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • DTS sound
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid S1, C5.
SpecificationLiquid S1C5
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid S1 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Video/Photo editor -Organizer -Facebook
  • YouTube
  • hi5
  • Friendster
  • MySpace apps -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input