Acer Liquid S2 vs Nokia N97

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

    N97: 79 g lighter

    Liquid S2:
    229 g
    N97:
    150 g
  • Width

    N97: 30.9 mm narrower

    Liquid S2:
    86.2 mm
    N97:
    55.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N97: 2.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid S2:
    6 in
    N97:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Liquid S2: 6.9 mm thinner

    Liquid S2:
    9 mm
    N97:
    15.9 mm
  • Height

    N97: 48.8 mm shorter

    Liquid S2:
    166 mm
    N97:
    117.2 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid S2:
    2013
    N97:
    2008

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 +48.8 mm versus N97
    Width:
    86.2 mm +30.9 mm versus N97
    Depth:
    9 mm
  2. 2. N97

    Height:
    117.2 mm
    Width:
    55.3 mm
    Depth:
    15.9 mm +6.9 mm versus Liquid S2

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid S2

    229 g

    +79 g versus N97

  2. 2. N97

    150 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. N97

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

Liquid S2 has approximately 193.9% more rectangular screen area than N97.

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, N97, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid S2N97
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
N97: Original memory entry

32 GB · 128 MB 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. N97

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 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

    +1800 mAh versus N97

  2. 2. N97

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid S22. N97

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid S2, N97.
SpecificationLiquid S2N97
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 166 Х 86.2 Х 9 mm
  • 117.2 Х 55.3 Х 15.9 mm
Weight
  • 229 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 6" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3300 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid S2, N97.
SpecificationLiquid S2N97
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 98.7 cm2
  • 33.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 69.0%
  • 52.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 368 PPI
  • 210 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid S2, N97.
SpecificationLiquid S2N97
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Quad-LED ring flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • LED flash
  • video light
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • VGA@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 S2, N97.
SpecificationLiquid S2N97
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 29789
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid S2, N97.
SpecificationLiquid S2N97
Release date
  • 2013
  • August
  • 2008
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • Dark red
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 340 EUR
  • 140 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h (2G) / 408 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 9 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid S2, N97.
SpecificationLiquid S2N97
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.90 W/kg (head) 1.25 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.67 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid S2, N97.
SpecificationLiquid S2N97
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS; FM trans
Others
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid S2, N97.
SpecificationLiquid S2N97
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass