Acer Liquid Z3 vs Motorola MILESTONE

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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: 45 g lighter

    Liquid Z3:
    120 g
    MILESTONE:
    165 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid Z3: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z3:
    3.5 in
    MILESTONE:
    3.7 in
  • Depth

    Liquid Z3: 3.3 mm thinner

    Liquid Z3:
    10.4 mm
    MILESTONE:
    13.7 mm
  • Height

    Liquid Z3: 6.8 mm shorter

    Liquid Z3:
    109 mm
    MILESTONE:
    115.8 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z3:
    2013
    MILESTONE:
    2009

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. MILESTONE

    Height:
    115.8 mm +6.8 mm versus Liquid Z3
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    13.7 mm +3.3 mm versus Liquid Z3

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z3

    120 g

  2. 2. MILESTONE

    165 g

    +45 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. MILESTONE

    Screen diagonal:
    3.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    37.7 cm²

MILESTONE has approximately 3.5% 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.

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

MILESTONE: Original memory entry

133 MB · 256 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. MILESTONE

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 8 GB included

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

    +100 mAh versus MILESTONE

  2. 2. MILESTONE

    1400 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z32. MILESTONE

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z3, MILESTONE.
SpecificationLiquid Z3MILESTONE
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 10.4 mm
  • 115.8 Х 60 Х 13.7 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 165 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 854 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
  • 133 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 8 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z3, MILESTONE.
SpecificationLiquid Z3MILESTONE
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 37.7 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 54.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 265 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z3, MILESTONE.
SpecificationLiquid Z3MILESTONE
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@24fps
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, MILESTONE.
SpecificationLiquid Z3MILESTONE
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
  • PowerVR SGX530
Antutu 7 score *
  • 6287
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z3, MILESTONE.
SpecificationLiquid Z3MILESTONE
Release date
  • 2013
  • August
  • 2009
  • November
Colors
  • Rock Black
  • Classic White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z3, MILESTONE.
SpecificationLiquid Z3MILESTONE
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
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot (Android 2.2)
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Motonav software
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.49 W/kg (head) 1.50 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.64 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z3, MILESTONE.
SpecificationLiquid Z3MILESTONE
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z3, MILESTONE.
SpecificationLiquid Z3MILESTONE
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also available as Acer Liquid Z3 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/eAAC+/WAV/WMA9 player -MP4/H.264/WMV9 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Distributed as Motorola DROID in the USA