Acer Liquid S1 vs O2 XDA Orion

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

    XDA Orion: 89 g lighter

    Liquid S1:
    195 g
    XDA Orion:
    106 g
  • Width

    XDA Orion: 37 mm narrower

    Liquid S1:
    83 mm
    XDA Orion:
    46 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Orion: 3.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid S1:
    5.7 in
    XDA Orion:
    2.2 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid S1:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    XDA Orion:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    Liquid S1: 7.9 mm thinner

    Liquid S1:
    9.6 mm
    XDA Orion:
    17.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Orion: 55.5 mm shorter

    Liquid S1:
    163 mm
    XDA Orion:
    107.5 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 S1

    Height:
    163 mm +55.5 mm versus XDA Orion
    Width:
    83 mm +37 mm versus XDA Orion
    Depth:
    9.6 mm
  2. 2. XDA Orion

    Height:
    107.5 mm
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    17.5 mm +7.9 mm versus Liquid S1

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid S1

    195 g

    +89 g versus XDA Orion

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    106 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. XDA Orion

    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 XDA Orion.

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, XDA Orion, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid S1XDA Orion
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
XDA Orion: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 64 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 S1

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

2. XDA Orion

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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

    +1250 mAh versus XDA Orion

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid S12. XDA Orion

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid S1, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLiquid S1XDA Orion
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 163 Х 83 Х 9.6 mm
  • 107.5 Х 46 Х 17.5 mm
Weight
  • 195 g
  • 106 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
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean); Float UI
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid S1, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLiquid S1XDA Orion
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 89.6 cm2
  • 15.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.2%
  • 30.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 258 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid S1, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLiquid S1XDA Orion
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid S1, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLiquid S1XDA Orion
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 16205
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid S1, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLiquid S1XDA Orion
Release date
  • 2013
  • June
  • 2005
  • October
Colors
  • White
  • Black
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 320 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 11 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid S1, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLiquid S1XDA Orion
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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Super AMOLED
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.44 W/kg (head) 0.41 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid S1, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLiquid S1XDA Orion
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • DTS sound
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid S1, XDA Orion.
SpecificationLiquid S1XDA Orion
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid S1 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 8310 and i-mate SP5. Also known as O2 XDA IQ