Acer Liquid vs BlackBerry Q10

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.

  • Width

    Liquid: 4.3 mm narrower

    Liquid:
    62.5 mm
    Q10:
    66.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Q10: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid:
    3.5 in
    Q10:
    3.1 in
  • Depth

    Q10: 2.1 mm thinner

    Liquid:
    12.5 mm
    Q10:
    10.4 mm
  • Height

    Liquid: 4.6 mm shorter

    Liquid:
    115 mm
    Q10:
    119.6 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid:
    2009
    Q10:
    2013

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 +2.1 mm versus Q10
  2. 2. Q10

    Height:
    119.6 mm +4.6 mm versus Liquid
    Width:
    66.8 mm +4.3 mm versus Liquid
    Depth:
    10.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid

    135 g

  2. 2. Q10

    139 g

    +4 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. Q10

    Screen diagonal:
    3.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    31 cm²

Liquid has approximately 12.5% more rectangular screen area than Q10.

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, Q10, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquidQ10
16 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
Liquid: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

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. Q10

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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

    1350 mAh

  2. 2. Q10

    2100 mAh

    +750 mAh versus Liquid

Specifications

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1. Liquid2. Q10

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid, Q10.
SpecificationLiquidQ10
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 119.6 Х 66.8 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 139 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 720 x 720 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
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
  • BlackBerry OS 10
  • upgradable to 10.3.1
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Snapdragon S4 (LTE version)/ TI OMAP 4470 (Non-LTE)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid, Q10.
SpecificationLiquidQ10
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 31.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 38.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 328 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid, Q10.
SpecificationLiquidQ10
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 31mm (standard)
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid, Q10.
SpecificationLiquidQ10
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait (LTE version)/ Cortex-A9 (Non-LTE)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 225 (LTE version)/ PowerVR SGX544 (Non-LTE)
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 3568
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid, Q10.
SpecificationLiquidQ10
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2013
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 110 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 360 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)
Body build Unknown
  • plastic body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid, Q10.
SpecificationLiquidQ10
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Micro-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 - all versions CDMA 800 / 1900 - SQN100-2
  • SQN100-4 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-1 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-2
  • SQN100-3
  • SQN100-4 HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - SQN100-5 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700) - SQN100-1
  • SQN100-5 LTE band 4(1700/2100)
  • 13(700) - SQN100-2 LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - SQN100-3 LTE band 25(1900) - SQN100-4
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE (market dependent)
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
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 0.75 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.41 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid, Q10.
SpecificationLiquidQ10
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio (after SW upgrade)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid, Q10.
SpecificationLiquidQ10
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 - HDMI port