Acer Liquid Z3 vs O2 XDA Orbit

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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: 9 g lighter

    Liquid Z3:
    120 g
    XDA Orbit:
    129 g
  • Width

    XDA Orbit: 2 mm narrower

    Liquid Z3:
    60 mm
    XDA Orbit:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Orbit: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z3:
    3.5 in
    XDA Orbit:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Z3:
    Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
    XDA Orbit:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    Liquid Z3: 6.4 mm thinner

    Liquid Z3:
    10.4 mm
    XDA Orbit:
    16.8 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z3:
    2013
    XDA Orbit:
    2006

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 XDA Orbit
    Depth:
    10.4 mm
  2. 2. XDA Orbit

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    16.8 mm +6.4 mm versus Liquid Z3

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z3

    120 g

  2. 2. XDA Orbit

    129 g

    +9 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. XDA Orbit

    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 XDA Orbit.

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

XDA Orbit: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

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. XDA Orbit

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z32. XDA Orbit

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z3, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationLiquid Z3XDA Orbit
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 109 Х 60 Х 10.4 mm
  • 108 Х 58 Х 16.8 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 129 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
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z3, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationLiquid Z3XDA Orbit
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, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationLiquid Z3XDA Orbit
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • QCIF
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, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationLiquid Z3XDA Orbit
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 6287
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z3, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationLiquid Z3XDA Orbit
Release date
  • 2013
  • August
  • 2006
  • September
Colors
  • Rock Black
  • Classic White
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z3, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationLiquid Z3XDA Orbit
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
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • CoPilot Live Navigator
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z3, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationLiquid Z3XDA Orbit
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z3, XDA Orbit.
SpecificationLiquid Z3XDA Orbit
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also available as Acer Liquid Z3 Duo with dual-SIM card slots
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player HTC Artemis platform