Acer Liquid vs HTC Primo

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

    Primo: 20 g lighter

    Liquid:
    135 g
    Primo:
    115 g
  • Width

    Primo: 2.8 mm narrower

    Liquid:
    62.5 mm
    Primo:
    59.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid:
    3.5 in
    Primo:
    3.7 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    Primo:
    Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
  • Depth

    Primo: 3.3 mm thinner

    Liquid:
    12.5 mm
    Primo:
    9.2 mm
  • Height

    Liquid: 5.3 mm shorter

    Liquid:
    115 mm
    Primo:
    120.3 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 +2.8 mm versus Primo
    Depth:
    12.5 mm +3.3 mm versus Primo
  2. 2. Primo

    Height:
    120.3 mm +5.3 mm versus Liquid
    Width:
    59.7 mm
    Depth:
    9.2 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid

    135 g

    +20 g versus Primo

  2. 2. Primo

    115 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

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

    Screen diagonal:
    3.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    39 cm²

Primo has approximately 11.8% 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

Primo: Original memory entry

4 GB (1 GB user available) · 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. Primo

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

    1500 mAh

    +150 mAh versus Liquid

Specifications

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1. Liquid2. Primo

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid, Primo.
SpecificationLiquidPrimo
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 120.3 Х 59.7 Х 9.2 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 115 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super LCD2
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 800 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 (1 GB user available)
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
  • Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI 4
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid, Primo.
SpecificationLiquidPrimo
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 39.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 54.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 252 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid, Primo.
SpecificationLiquidPrimo
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • No
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid, Primo.
SpecificationLiquidPrimo
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 205
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid, Primo.
SpecificationLiquidPrimo
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2012
  • February. Released 2012
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Black
  • Brown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 130 EUR
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, Primo.
SpecificationLiquidPrimo
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Mini-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
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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 0.87 W/kg (head) 0.77 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid, Primo.
SpecificationLiquidPrimo
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Beats Audio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid, Primo.
SpecificationLiquidPrimo
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Document editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input