Acer Liquid Z2 vs i-mate JAM Black

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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 Z2: 50 g lighter

    Liquid Z2:
    110 g
    JAM Black:
    160 g
  • Width

    JAM Black: 4.5 mm narrower

    Liquid Z2:
    62.5 mm
    JAM Black:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    JAM Black: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z2:
    3.5 in
    JAM Black:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Liquid Z2: 5.7 mm thinner

    Liquid Z2:
    12.3 mm
    JAM Black:
    18 mm
  • Height

    JAM Black: 2 mm shorter

    Liquid Z2:
    110 mm
    JAM Black:
    108 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z2:
    2013
    JAM Black:
    2005

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 Z2

    Height:
    110 mm +2 mm versus JAM Black
    Width:
    62.5 mm +4.5 mm versus JAM Black
    Depth:
    12.3 mm
  2. 2. JAM Black

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +5.7 mm versus Liquid Z2

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z2

    110 g

  2. 2. JAM Black

    160 g

    +50 g versus Liquid Z2

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 Z2

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²
  2. 2. JAM Black

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

Liquid Z2 has approximately 50.2% more rectangular screen area than JAM Black.

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 Z2: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

JAM Black: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 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 Z2

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. JAM Black

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SDIO/MMC

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 Z2

    1300 mAh

    +100 mAh versus JAM Black

  2. 2. JAM Black

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z22. JAM Black

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z2, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid Z2JAM Black
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 62.5 Х 12.3 mm
  • 108 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 160 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • SDIO/MMC
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z2, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid Z2JAM Black
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 53.1%
  • 38.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z2, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid Z2JAM Black
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3 MP or 5 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Liquid Z2, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid Z2JAM Black
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
  • Intel Bulverde 416 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 123
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z2, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid Z2JAM Black
Release date
  • 2013
  • February
  • 2005
  • Q3
Colors
  • Black
  • Black/White
  • Stylish black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 270 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z2, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid Z2JAM Black
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)-3G - HSDPA-4G - LTE
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z2, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid Z2JAM Black
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • SRS audio
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z2, JAM Black.
SpecificationLiquid Z2JAM Black
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also available as: Acer Liquid Z2 Dual with dual-SIM card slots Acer Z120 with MTK 6575M chipset
  • 1 GHz CPU and PowerVR SGX531 Ultra GPU
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek S110
  • T-Mobile MDA Compact II.