Acer Liquid S2 vs Asus PadFone

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Liquid S2:
    LCD
    PadFone:
    OLED
  • Weight

    PadFone: 100 g lighter

    Liquid S2:
    229 g
    PadFone:
    129 g
  • Width

    PadFone: 20.8 mm narrower

    Liquid S2:
    86.2 mm
    PadFone:
    65.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    PadFone: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid S2:
    6 in
    PadFone:
    4.3 in
  • Memory variants

    At 16 GB storage

    Liquid S2:
    2 GB RAM
    PadFone:
    1 GB RAM
  • Chipset

    Liquid S2:
    Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
    PadFone:
    Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 Plus

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 S2

    Height:
    166 mm +38 mm versus PadFone
    Width:
    86.2 mm +20.8 mm versus PadFone
    Depth:
    9 mm
  2. 2. PadFone

    Height:
    128 mm
    Width:
    65.4 mm
    Depth:
    9.2 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid S2

    229 g

    +100 g versus PadFone

  2. 2. PadFone

    129 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 S2

    Screen diagonal:
    6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    99.2 cm²
  2. 2. PadFone

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    51 cm²

Liquid S2 has approximately 94.7% more rectangular screen area than PadFone.

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 S2, PadFone, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid S2PadFone
16 GB Recorded for all phones 2 GB RAM 1 GB RAM
32 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM
64 GB Not recorded 1 GB 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 S2

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

2. PadFone

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 S2

    3300 mAh

    +1780 mAh versus PadFone

  2. 2. PadFone

    1520 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid S22. PadFone

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid S2, PadFone.
SpecificationLiquid S2PadFone
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 166 Х 86.2 Х 9 mm
  • 128 Х 65.4 Х 9.2 mm
Weight
  • 229 g
  • 129 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 6" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16/32/64 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3300 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1520 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon S4 Plus
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid S2, PadFone.
SpecificationLiquid S2PadFone
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 98.7 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.0%
  • 60.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 368 PPI
  • 256 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid S2, PadFone.
SpecificationLiquid S2PadFone
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Quad-LED ring flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid S2, PadFone.
SpecificationLiquid S2PadFone
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • Adreno 225
Antutu 7 score *
  • 29789
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid S2, PadFone.
SpecificationLiquid S2PadFone
Release date
  • 2013
  • August
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Dark red
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 340 EUR
  • 300 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 360 h (2G) / Up to 370 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid S2, PadFone.
SpecificationLiquid S2PadFone
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid S2, PadFone.
SpecificationLiquid S2PadFone
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid S2, PadFone.
SpecificationLiquid S2PadFone
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input (Swype) - Optional Padfone Station with 10.1 inches display
  • 1280 x 800 pixels.273 x 176.9 x 13.55 mm @ 724 g
  • 6600 mAh battery.