Acer Liquid S1 vs T-Mobile HD2

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

    HD2: 38 g lighter

    Liquid S1:
    195 g
    HD2:
    157 g
  • Width

    HD2: 16 mm narrower

    Liquid S1:
    83 mm
    HD2:
    67 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    HD2: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid S1:
    5.7 in
    HD2:
    4.3 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid S1:
    Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
    HD2:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Liquid S1: 1.4 mm thinner

    Liquid S1:
    9.6 mm
    HD2:
    11 mm
  • Height

    HD2: 41 mm shorter

    Liquid S1:
    163 mm
    HD2:
    122 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 +41 mm versus HD2
    Width:
    83 mm +16 mm versus HD2
    Depth:
    9.6 mm
  2. 2. HD2

    Height:
    122 mm
    Width:
    67 mm
    Depth:
    11 mm +1.4 mm versus Liquid S1

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid S1

    195 g

    +38 g versus HD2

  2. 2. HD2

    157 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. HD2

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²

Liquid S1 has approximately 70.2% more rectangular screen area than HD2.

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, HD2, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid S1HD2
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
HD2: Original memory entry

576 MB RAM · 1 GB 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. HD2

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 16 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

    +1170 mAh versus HD2

  2. 2. HD2

    1230 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid S12. HD2

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid S1, HD2.
SpecificationLiquid S1HD2
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 163 Х 83 Х 9.6 mm
  • 122 Х 67 Х 11 mm
Weight
  • 195 g
  • 157 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.7" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 576 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 16 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean); Float UI
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional; Sense UI
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid S1, HD2.
SpecificationLiquid S1HD2
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 89.6 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.2%
  • 64.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 258 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid S1, HD2.
SpecificationLiquid S1HD2
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 480p@30fps
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, HD2.
SpecificationLiquid S1HD2
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 score *
  • 16205
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid S1, HD2.
SpecificationLiquid S1HD2
Release date
  • 2013
  • June
  • 2010
  • January
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 320 EUR
  • 230 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 11 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 480 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid S1, HD2.
SpecificationLiquid S1HD2
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 7.2/2 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; NaviPanel
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
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, HD2.
SpecificationLiquid S1HD2
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • DTS sound
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid S1, HD2.
SpecificationLiquid S1HD2
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/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Pocket Office -HTC Peep
  • HTC Footprints -T-mobile services: MobiTV
  • BLOCKBUSTER
  • Barnes & Nobl
  • Gogo Inflight Internet -Transformers & Transformers 2 movies preloaded -Voice memo -Predictive text input