Acer Liquid vs Archos Diamond Alpha

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

    Liquid: 20 g lighter

    Liquid:
    135 g
    Diamond Alpha:
    155 g
  • Width

    Liquid: 10 mm narrower

    Liquid:
    62.5 mm
    Diamond Alpha:
    72.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid:
    3.5 in
    Diamond Alpha:
    5.2 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    Diamond Alpha:
    Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Diamond Alpha: 5 mm thinner

    Liquid:
    12.5 mm
    Diamond Alpha:
    7.5 mm
  • Height

    Liquid: 31.7 mm shorter

    Liquid:
    115 mm
    Diamond Alpha:
    146.7 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.

  1. 1. Liquid

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    62.5 mm
    Depth:
    12.5 mm +5 mm versus Diamond Alpha
  2. 2. Diamond Alpha

    Height:
    146.7 mm +31.7 mm versus Liquid
    Width:
    72.5 mm +10 mm versus Liquid
    Depth:
    7.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid

    135 g

  2. 2. Diamond Alpha

    155 g

    +20 g versus Liquid

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

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. Diamond Alpha

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

Diamond Alpha has approximately 113.8% more rectangular screen area than Liquid.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Liquid: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

Diamond Alpha: Original memory entry

up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) · 512GB 4GB

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

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Diamond Alpha

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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

    1350 mAh

  2. 2. Diamond Alpha

    2950 mAh

    +1600 mAh versus Liquid

Specifications

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1. Liquid2. Diamond Alpha

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationLiquidDiamond Alpha
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 146.7 Х 72.5 Х 7.5 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 155 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2950 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationLiquidDiamond Alpha
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 70.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationLiquidDiamond Alpha
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • 1/2.9''
  • 1.25µm
  • PDAF -13 MP B/W
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationLiquidDiamond Alpha
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 510
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 73625
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationLiquidDiamond Alpha
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2017
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 350 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 320 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationLiquidDiamond Alpha
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 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/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • A2DP
  • Super AMOLED
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.76 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationLiquidDiamond Alpha
Radio
  • panorama
  • panorama
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationLiquidDiamond Alpha
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - For Europe