Acer Liquid Z3 vs Nokia N950

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.

  • Screen diagonal

    Liquid Z3: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z3:
    3.5 in
    N950:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Z3:
    Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
    N950:
    TI OMAP 3630
  • Release year

    Liquid Z3:
    2013
    N950:
    2011

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
    Weight:
    120 g
  2. 2. N950

    Height:
    Unknown
    Width:
    Unknown
    Depth:
    Unknown
    Weight:
    Unknown

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

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. N950

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

N950 has approximately 20.9% 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

N950: Original memory entry

8.5 GB user available · 1 GB 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. N950

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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 N950

  2. 2. N950

    1320 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z32. N950

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z3, N950.
SpecificationLiquid Z3N950
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 10.4 mm
  • Х Х mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4" 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
  • 8.5 GB user available
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
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)
  • MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan OS
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 3630
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z3, N950.
SpecificationLiquid Z3N950
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 44.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.8 cm2
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 165 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z3, N950.
SpecificationLiquid Z3N950
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 12 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
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, N950.
SpecificationLiquid Z3N950
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.0 GHz 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, N950.
SpecificationLiquid Z3N950
Release date
  • 2013
  • August
  • 2011
  • June
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, N950.
SpecificationLiquid Z3N950
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 14.4/5.76 Mbps
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
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z3, N950.
SpecificationLiquid Z3N950
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z3, N950.
SpecificationLiquid Z3N950
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also available as Acer Liquid Z3 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/FLAC player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF viewer) -Video/photo editor -Predictive text input (Swype) - This is a developers-only device
  • not available commercially