Acer Liquid Z3 vs LG Nexus 5

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: 10 g lighter

  Liquid Z3:

  120 g

  Nexus 5:

  130 g

• Width

  Liquid Z3: 9.2 mm narrower

  Liquid Z3:

  60 mm

  Nexus 5:

  69.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Liquid Z3: 1.45 in smaller diagonal

  Liquid Z3:

  3.5 in

  Nexus 5:

  4.95 in

• Chipset

  Liquid Z3:

  Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)

  Nexus 5:

  Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)

• Depth

  Nexus 5: 1.8 mm thinner

  Liquid Z3:

  10.4 mm

  Nexus 5:

  8.6 mm

• Height

  Liquid Z3: 28.9 mm shorter

  Liquid Z3:

  109 mm

  Nexus 5:

  137.9 mm

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 +1.8 mm versus Nexus 5

2. 2. Nexus 5

   Height:

   137.9 mm +28.9 mm versus Liquid Z3

   Width:

   69.2 mm +9.2 mm versus Liquid Z3

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

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. Nexus 5

   Screen diagonal:

   4.95 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   67.5 cm²

Nexus 5 has approximately 85.2% more rectangular screen area than Liquid Z3.

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.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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