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Acer Liquid vs Celkon A518

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: 29 g lighter

    Liquid:
    135 g
    A518:
    164 g
  • Width

    Liquid: 10.5 mm narrower

    Liquid:
    62.5 mm
    A518:
    73 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid:
    3.5 in
    A518:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    A518:
    Spreadtrum 7715
  • Depth

    A518: 2.7 mm thinner

    Liquid:
    12.5 mm
    A518:
    9.8 mm
  • Height

    Liquid: 30 mm shorter

    Liquid:
    115 mm
    A518:
    145 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 +2.7 mm versus A518
  2. 2. A518

    Height:
    145 mm +30 mm versus Liquid
    Width:
    73 mm +10.5 mm versus Liquid
    Depth:
    9.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid

    135 g

  2. 2. A518

    164 g

    +29 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. A518

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

A518 has approximately 97.7% 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

A518: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 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

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

2. A518

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

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. A518

    2000 mAh

    +650 mAh versus Liquid

Specifications

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1. Liquid2. A518

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid, A518.
SpecificationLiquidA518
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 145 Х 73 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 164 g
Technology
  • TFT
Unknown
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 854 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Spreadtrum 7715
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid, A518.
SpecificationLiquidA518
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 65.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 196 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid, A518.
SpecificationLiquidA518
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 1.3 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid, A518.
SpecificationLiquidA518
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 1.0 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid, A518.
SpecificationLiquidA518
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2015
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Blue
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid, A518.
SpecificationLiquidA518
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Dual 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 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)
  • SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head) 0.55 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid, A518.
SpecificationLiquidA518
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid, A518.
SpecificationLiquidA518
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer