Acer Liquid vs O2 XDA Argon

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: 65 g lighter

    Liquid:
    135 g
    XDA Argon:
    200 g
  • Width

    Liquid: 7.5 mm narrower

    Liquid:
    62.5 mm
    XDA Argon:
    70 mm
  • Depth

    Liquid: 6.3 mm thinner

    Liquid:
    12.5 mm
    XDA Argon:
    18.8 mm
  • Height

    Liquid: 15 mm shorter

    Liquid:
    115 mm
    XDA Argon:
    130 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid:
    2009
    XDA Argon:
    2007

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. 2. XDA Argon

    Height:
    130 mm +15 mm versus Liquid
    Width:
    70 mm +7.5 mm versus Liquid
    Depth:
    18.8 mm +6.3 mm versus Liquid

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid

    135 g

  2. 2. XDA Argon

    200 g

    +65 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. XDA Argon

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

XDA Argon 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

XDA Argon: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

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. XDA Argon

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD

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

    +50 mAh versus XDA Argon

  2. 2. XDA Argon

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid2. XDA Argon

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid, XDA Argon.
SpecificationLiquidXDA Argon
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
  • 130 Х 70 Х 18.8 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 200 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 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
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • SD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Chipset
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid, XDA Argon.
SpecificationLiquidXDA Argon
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 37.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 48.5%
  • 41.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 114 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid, XDA Argon.
SpecificationLiquidXDA Argon
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Video
  • 480p@20fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Liquid, XDA Argon.
SpecificationLiquidXDA Argon
Processor CPU
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
  • 32-bit Samsung SC3 2442 400 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid, XDA Argon.
SpecificationLiquidXDA Argon
Release date
  • 2009
  • October
  • 2007
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
  • Silver
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
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid, XDA Argon.
SpecificationLiquidXDA Argon
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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid, XDA Argon.
SpecificationLiquidXDA Argon
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid, XDA Argon.
SpecificationLiquidXDA Argon
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player - HTC Panda platform