Acer Liquid S1 vs Philips W820

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

    W820: 52 g lighter

    Liquid S1:
    195 g
    W820:
    143 g
  • Width

    W820: 25.3 mm narrower

    Liquid S1:
    83 mm
    W820:
    57.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    W820: 2.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid S1:
    5.7 in
    W820:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    Liquid S1: 5.2 mm thinner

    Liquid S1:
    9.6 mm
    W820:
    14.8 mm
  • Height

    W820: 48.4 mm shorter

    Liquid S1:
    163 mm
    W820:
    114.6 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid S1:
    2013
    W820:
    2012

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 +48.4 mm versus W820
    Width:
    83 mm +25.3 mm versus W820
    Depth:
    9.6 mm
  2. 2. W820

    Height:
    114.6 mm
    Width:
    57.7 mm
    Depth:
    14.8 mm +5.2 mm versus Liquid S1

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid S1

    195 g

    +52 g versus W820

  2. 2. W820

    143 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. W820

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

Liquid S1 has approximately 193.7% more rectangular screen area than W820.

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, W820, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid S1W820
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
W820: Original memory entry

512 MB

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. W820

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 S1

    2400 mAh

    +300 mAh versus W820

  2. 2. W820

    2100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid S12. W820

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid S1, W820.
SpecificationLiquid S1W820
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 163 Х 83 Х 9.6 mm
  • 114.6 Х 57.7 Х 14.8 mm
Weight
  • 195 g
  • 143 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.7" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean); Float UI
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid S1, W820.
SpecificationLiquid S1W820
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 89.6 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.2%
  • 46.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 258 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid S1, W820.
SpecificationLiquid S1W820
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 176x144@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
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, W820.
SpecificationLiquid S1W820
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 16205
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid S1, W820.
SpecificationLiquid S1W820
Release date
  • 2013
  • June
  • 2012
  • March
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
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 600 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid S1, W820.
SpecificationLiquid S1W820
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 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2.0
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, W820.
SpecificationLiquid S1W820
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • DTS sound
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid S1, W820.
SpecificationLiquid S1W820
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also available as Acer Liquid S1 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -MP4/H.263 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input