Acer Liquid S2 vs alcatel Idol 5s

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

  Idol 5s: 82 g lighter

  Liquid S2:

  229 g

  Idol 5s:

  147 g

• Width

  Idol 5s: 14.2 mm narrower

  Liquid S2:

  86.2 mm

  Idol 5s:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Idol 5s: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

  Liquid S2:

  6 in

  Idol 5s:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Liquid S2:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

  Idol 5s:

  Mediatek MT6757 Helio P20 (16 nm)

• Depth

  Idol 5s: 1.5 mm thinner

  Liquid S2:

  9 mm

  Idol 5s:

  7.5 mm

• Height

  Idol 5s: 17.4 mm shorter

  Liquid S2:

  166 mm

  Idol 5s:

  148.6 mm

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 S2

   Height:

   166 mm +17.4 mm versus Idol 5s

   Width:

   86.2 mm +14.2 mm versus Idol 5s

   Depth:

   9 mm +1.5 mm versus Idol 5s

2. 2. Idol 5s

   Height:

   148.6 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

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 S2

   Screen diagonal:

   6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   99.2 cm²

2. 2. Idol 5s

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

Liquid S2 has approximately 33.1% more rectangular screen area than Idol 5s.

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.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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