Acer Liquid Z3 vs i-mate JAM

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 Z3: 30 g lighter

    Liquid Z3:
    120 g
    JAM:
    150 g
  • Width

    JAM: 2 mm narrower

    Liquid Z3:
    60 mm
    JAM:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    JAM: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z3:
    3.5 in
    JAM:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Liquid Z3: 7.6 mm thinner

    Liquid Z3:
    10.4 mm
    JAM:
    18 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z3:
    2013
    JAM:
    2004

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 +2 mm versus JAM
    Depth:
    10.4 mm
  2. 2. JAM

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +7.6 mm versus Liquid Z3

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z3

    120 g

  2. 2. JAM

    150 g

    +30 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. JAM

    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 JAM.

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

JAM: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM

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. JAM

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SDIO/MMC · up to 2 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

    +300 mAh versus JAM

  2. 2. JAM

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z32. JAM

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z3, JAM.
SpecificationLiquid Z3JAM
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 10.4 mm
  • 108 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 150 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
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • SDIO/MMC
  • up to 2 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z3, JAM.
SpecificationLiquid Z3JAM
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
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
  • 38.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z3, JAM.
SpecificationLiquid Z3JAM
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 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 Z3, JAM.
SpecificationLiquid Z3JAM
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Intel PXA272 416 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 6287
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z3, JAM.
SpecificationLiquid Z3JAM
Release date
  • 2013
  • August
  • 2004
  • Q4
Colors
  • Rock Black
  • Classic White
  • Stylish black and silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 260 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z3, JAM.
SpecificationLiquid Z3JAM
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z3, JAM.
SpecificationLiquid Z3JAM
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z3, JAM.
SpecificationLiquid Z3JAM
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also available as Acer Liquid Z3 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek S100
  • O2 XDA II mini and T-Mobile MDA Compact.