Acer Liquid S2 vs HTC Desire 830

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

  Desire 830: 73 g lighter

  Liquid S2:

  229 g

  Desire 830:

  156 g

• Width

  Desire 830: 7.3 mm narrower

  Liquid S2:

  86.2 mm

  Desire 830:

  78.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire 830: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Liquid S2:

  6 in

  Desire 830:

  5.5 in

• Chipset

  Liquid S2:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

  Desire 830:

  Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Desire 830: 1.2 mm thinner

  Liquid S2:

  9 mm

  Desire 830:

  7.8 mm

• Height

  Desire 830: 8.5 mm shorter

  Liquid S2:

  166 mm

  Desire 830:

  157.5 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 +8.5 mm versus Desire 830

   Width:

   86.2 mm +7.3 mm versus Desire 830

   Depth:

   9 mm +1.2 mm versus Desire 830

2. 2. Desire 830

   Height:

   157.5 mm

   Width:

   78.9 mm

   Depth:

   7.8 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. Desire 830

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

Liquid S2 has approximately 19% more rectangular screen area than Desire 830.

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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