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Acer Liquid vs Lava Iris Alfa

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: 23 g lighter

    Liquid:
    135 g
    Iris Alfa:
    158 g
  • Width

    Liquid: 8.9 mm narrower

    Liquid:
    62.5 mm
    Iris Alfa:
    71.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid:
    3.5 in
    Iris Alfa:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    Iris Alfa:
    Spreadtrum 7731
  • Depth

    Iris Alfa: 3.2 mm thinner

    Liquid:
    12.5 mm
    Iris Alfa:
    9.3 mm
  • Height

    Liquid: 26 mm shorter

    Liquid:
    115 mm
    Iris Alfa:
    141 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 +3.2 mm versus Iris Alfa
  2. 2. Iris Alfa

    Height:
    141 mm +26 mm versus Liquid
    Width:
    71.4 mm +8.9 mm versus Liquid
    Depth:
    9.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid

    135 g

  2. 2. Iris Alfa

    158 g

    +23 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. Iris Alfa

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

Iris Alfa 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.

Recorded RAM for Liquid, Iris Alfa, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquidIris Alfa
8 GB Unknown 1 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. Iris Alfa

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. Iris Alfa

    2200 mAh

    +850 mAh versus Liquid

Specifications

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1. Liquid2. Iris Alfa

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid, Iris Alfa.
SpecificationLiquidIris Alfa
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 141 Х 71.4 Х 9.3 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 158 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
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
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB 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
  • 2200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Spreadtrum 7731
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid, Iris Alfa.
SpecificationLiquidIris Alfa
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%
  • 68.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 196 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid, Iris Alfa.
SpecificationLiquidIris Alfa
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,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid, Iris Alfa.
SpecificationLiquidIris Alfa
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid, Iris Alfa.
SpecificationLiquidIris Alfa
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2015
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Black
  • 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
  • Talking time- Up to 14 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid, Iris Alfa.
SpecificationLiquidIris Alfa
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
  • A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid, Iris Alfa.
SpecificationLiquidIris Alfa
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
  • recording
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid, Iris Alfa.
SpecificationLiquidIris Alfa
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For India