Acer Liquid vs Nokia N8

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Acer Liquid

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Key differences

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WidthN8: 3.4 mm narrowerN8: 59.1 mm · Liquid: 62.5 mm
Release year2009 / 2010Liquid: 2009 · N8: 2010

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.

Front

Side

1. Liquid
Height
115 mm
Width
62.5 mm
Depth
12.5 mm

Weight
135 g
2. N8
Height
113.5 mm
Width
59.1 mm
Depth
12.9 mm

Weight
135 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials

Everyday essentials
Specification	Liquid	N8
Dimensions (HxWxD)	115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm	113.5 Х 59.1 Х 12.9 mm
Weight	135 g	135 g
Technology	TFT	AMOLED
Screen size	3.5" inch	3.5" inch
Screen resolution	480 x 800 px	360 x 640 px
Internal memoryRecorded 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 256 MB RAM 512 MB ROM
Memory card support	microSD up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.	1350 mAh Removable Li-Ion	1200 mAh Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS	Android 1.6 (Donut)	Symbian^3 upgradable to Nokia Belle Refresh
Chipset	Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1	Unknown
NFC	Super AMOLED	Unknown
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes

Display

Display
Specification	Liquid	N8
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	256K	16M
Screen area	34.9 cm2	33.8 cm2
Screen format	5:3 (height:width)	16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	48.5%	50.3%
PPI /points per inch/	267 PPI	210 PPI
Screen protection	Unknown	Corning Gorilla Glass

Camera and Video

Camera and Video
Specification	Liquid	N8
Rear camera, main	5 MP Single	12 MP Single
Camera specs	5 MP AF	12 MP 1/1.83'' AF
Functions	Unknown	Carl Zeiss optics Xenon flash ND filter
Video	480p@20fps	720p@25fps 720p@30fps (via SW update)
Front camera, selfie	0 MP,	0.3 MP Single
Specifications	Super AMOLED	VGA videocall camera

Performance

Performance
Specification	Liquid	N8
Processor CPU	768 MHz Scorpion	680 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU	Adreno 200	Broadcom BCM2727

General specs

General specs
Specification	Liquid	N8
Release date	2009 October	2010 April
Colors	Black White Dark red	Dark Grey Silver White Green Blue Orange Pink Bronze
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.	90 EUR	140 EUR
Battery life	Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h	Stand by time- Up to 390 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 5 h 50 min (3G) Music play - Up to 50 h

Communication and Connectivity

Communication and Connectivity
Specification	Liquid	N8
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 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS	Class 10	Class 33
Edge	Class 10	Class 33
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n UPnP technology
GPS	Yes with A-GPS	Yes with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
USB	miniUSB	microUSB 2.0 USB Host
Bluetooth	microUSB 2.0 A2DP	3.0 A2DP
Harmful irradiation	SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)	SAR - 1.09 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)

Music and Audio

Music and Audio
Specification	Liquid	N8
Radio	panorama	Stereo FM radio RDS; FM trans
Others	Unknown	Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Other features
Specification	Liquid	N8
Dop	Sensors Accelerometer proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input	Sensors Accelerometer proximity compass - TV-out (720p video) via HDMI with Dolby Digital Plus sound -Anodized aluminum casing