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Acer Liquid vs Micromax A56

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

    A56: 25 g lighter

    Liquid:
    135 g
    A56:
    110 g
  • Chipset

    Liquid:
    Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
    A56:
    Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm)
  • Depth

    A56: 1 mm thinner

    Liquid:
    12.5 mm
    A56:
    11.5 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid:
    2009
    A56:
    2012

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 +1 mm versus A56
  2. 2. A56

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    11.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid

    135 g

    +25 g versus A56

  2. 2. A56

    110 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. A56

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    37.9 cm²

A56 has approximately 8.8% 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

A56: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB

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. A56

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. A56

    1400 mAh

    +50 mAh versus Liquid

Specifications

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1. Liquid2. A56

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid, A56.
SpecificationLiquidA56
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 116 Х 62 Х 11.5 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 360 x 480 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
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
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
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
  • Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
  • Mediatek MT6573 (65 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid, A56.
SpecificationLiquidA56
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 37.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 52.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 171 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid, A56.
SpecificationLiquidA56
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • No
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid, A56.
SpecificationLiquidA56
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 800 MHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • PowerVR SGX531
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid, A56.
SpecificationLiquidA56
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2012
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 80 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid, A56.
SpecificationLiquidA56
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Dual 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 - 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
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid, A56.
SpecificationLiquidA56
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
  • recording
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid, A56.
SpecificationLiquidA56
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • MP3/WAV/AAC+ player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer -Photo viewer -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input