Acer Liquid Z3 vs Energizer Hardcase H280S

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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 Z3: 136 g lighter

    Liquid Z3:
    120 g
    Hardcase H280S:
    256 g
  • Width

    Liquid Z3: 4 mm narrower

    Liquid Z3:
    60 mm
    Hardcase H280S:
    64 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Hardcase H280S: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z3:
    3.5 in
    Hardcase H280S:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Z3:
    Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
    Hardcase H280S:
    Spreadtrum SC9820E
  • Depth

    Liquid Z3: 6.1 mm thinner

    Liquid Z3:
    10.4 mm
    Hardcase H280S:
    16.5 mm
  • Height

    Liquid Z3: 33 mm shorter

    Liquid Z3:
    109 mm
    Hardcase H280S:
    142 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 Z3

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    10.4 mm
  2. 2. Hardcase H280S

    Height:
    142 mm +33 mm versus Liquid Z3
    Width:
    64 mm +4 mm versus Liquid Z3
    Depth:
    16.5 mm +6.1 mm versus Liquid Z3

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z3

    120 g

  2. 2. Hardcase H280S

    256 g

    +136 g versus Liquid Z3

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 Z3

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²
  2. 2. Hardcase H280S

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

Liquid Z3 has approximately 50.2% more rectangular screen area than Hardcase H280S.

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 Z3: Original memory entry

4 GB · 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 Z3

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

2. Hardcase H280S

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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 Z3

    1500 mAh

  2. 2. Hardcase H280S

    2000 mAh

    +500 mAh versus Liquid Z3

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z32. Hardcase H280S

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z3, Hardcase H280S.
SpecificationLiquid Z3Hardcase H280S
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 10.4 mm
  • 142 Х 64 Х 16.5 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 256 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
Unknown
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • KaiOS
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
  • Spreadtrum SC9820E
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z3, Hardcase H280S.
SpecificationLiquid Z3Hardcase H280S
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 26.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z3, Hardcase H280S.
SpecificationLiquid Z3Hardcase H280S
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid Z3, Hardcase H280S.
SpecificationLiquid Z3Hardcase H280S
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Dual-core (2x1.2 GHz)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 6287
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z3, Hardcase H280S.
SpecificationLiquid Z3Hardcase H280S
Release date
  • 2013
  • August
  • 2019
  • February
Colors
  • Rock Black
  • Classic White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z3, Hardcase H280S.
SpecificationLiquid Z3Hardcase H280S
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z3, Hardcase H280S.
SpecificationLiquid Z3Hardcase H280S
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z3, Hardcase H280S.
SpecificationLiquid Z3Hardcase H280S
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also available as Acer Liquid Z3 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • Downloadable applications Facebook
  • Gmail
  • Whatsapp
  • etc. - IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.2m for 30 mins)