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Acer Liquid vs Apple iPhone 5

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Acer Liquid

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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.

  • WeightiPhone 5: 23 g lighteriPhone 5: 112 g · Liquid: 135 g
  • WidthiPhone 5: 3.9 mm narroweriPhone 5: 58.6 mm · Liquid: 62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalLiquid: 0.5 in smaller diagonalLiquid: 3.5 in · iPhone 5: 4 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 / Apple A6 (32 nm)Liquid: Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1 · iPhone 5: Apple A6 (32 nm)
  • DepthiPhone 5: 4.9 mm thinneriPhone 5: 7.6 mm · Liquid: 12.5 mm
  • HeightLiquid: 8.8 mm shorterLiquid: 115 mm · iPhone 5: 123.8 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.

Front
Liquid: 115 × 62.5 mm 1 iPhone 5: 123.8 × 58.6 mm 2
Side
Liquid: 115 × 12.5 mm 1 iPhone 5: 123.8 × 7.6 mm 2
  1. 1. Liquid
    Height
    115 mm
    Width
    62.5 mm
    Depth
    12.5 mm
    Weight
    135 g
  2. 2. iPhone 5
    Height
    123.8 mm
    Width
    58.6 mm
    Depth
    7.6 mm
    Weight
    112 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationLiquidiPhone 5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 123.8 Х 58.6 Х 7.6 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 112 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LED-backlit IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 640 x 1136 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 16/32/64 GB
  • 1 GB RAM DDR2
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1440 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
  • iOS 6
  • upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Apple A6 (32 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationLiquidiPhone 5
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 44.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 60.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 326 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
  • oleophobic coating
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLiquidiPhone 5
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 33mm (standard)
  • 1/3.2''
  • 1.4µm
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Face detection
  • FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 1.2 MP
  • f/2.4
  • 35mm (standard)
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLiquidiPhone 5
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 13215
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLiquidiPhone 5
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2012
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Black/Slate
  • White/Silver
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 340 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLiquidiPhone 5
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428 CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100)
  • 17(700) - GSM A1428 LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
  • proprietary reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head) 0.90 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLiquidiPhone 5
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLiquidiPhone 5
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Supported LTE Networks

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