Acer Liquid Z3 vs Nokia 5233

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

    5233: 7 g lighter

    Liquid Z3:
    120 g
    5233:
    113 g
  • Width

    5233: 8.3 mm narrower

    Liquid Z3:
    60 mm
    5233:
    51.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    5233: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z3:
    3.5 in
    5233:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    Liquid Z3: 4.1 mm thinner

    Liquid Z3:
    10.4 mm
    5233:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    Liquid Z3: 2 mm shorter

    Liquid Z3:
    109 mm
    5233:
    111 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z3:
    2013
    5233:
    2010

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 +8.3 mm versus 5233
    Depth:
    10.4 mm
  2. 2. 5233

    Height:
    111 mm +2 mm versus Liquid Z3
    Width:
    51.7 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm +4.1 mm versus Liquid Z3

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z3

    120 g

    +7 g versus 5233

  2. 2. 5233

    113 g

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. 5233

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

Liquid Z3 has approximately 29.2% more rectangular screen area than 5233.

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

5233: Original memory entry

70 MB · 128 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. 5233

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

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

    +180 mAh versus 5233

  2. 2. 5233

    1320 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z32. 5233

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z3, 5233.
SpecificationLiquid Z35233
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 10.4 mm
  • 111 Х 51.7 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 113 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 360 x 640 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
  • 70 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z3, 5233.
SpecificationLiquid Z35233
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 28.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 49.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 229 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z3, 5233.
SpecificationLiquid Z35233
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • 640x360@30fps
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, 5233.
SpecificationLiquid Z35233
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 6287
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z3, 5233.
SpecificationLiquid Z35233
Release date
  • 2013
  • August
  • 2010
  • January
Colors
  • Rock Black
  • Classic White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
  • 100 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h Talking time- Up to 7 h Music play - Up to 33 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z3, 5233.
SpecificationLiquid Z35233
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 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 1.10 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z3, 5233.
SpecificationLiquid Z35233
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z3, 5233.
SpecificationLiquid Z35233
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also available as Acer Liquid Z3 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Comes with music on select markets -MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also known as Nokia 5228