Acer Liquid Z5 vs Amazon Fire Phone

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

    Liquid Z5: 10 g lighter

    Liquid Z5:
    150 g
    Fire Phone:
    160 g
  • Width

    Fire Phone: 7 mm narrower

    Liquid Z5:
    73.5 mm
    Fire Phone:
    66.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Fire Phone: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z5:
    5.5 in
    Fire Phone:
    4.7 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Z5:
    Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
    Fire Phone:
    Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
  • Height

    Fire Phone: 6.3 mm shorter

    Liquid Z5:
    145.5 mm
    Fire Phone:
    139.2 mm

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 Z5

    Height:
    145.5 mm +6.3 mm versus Fire Phone
    Width:
    73.5 mm +7 mm versus Fire Phone
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. Fire Phone

    Height:
    139.2 mm
    Width:
    66.5 mm
    Depth:
    8.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z5

    150 g

  2. 2. Fire Phone

    160 g

    +10 g versus Liquid Z5

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Liquid Z5

    Liquid Z5: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. Fire Phone

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

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.

Recorded RAM for Liquid Z5, Fire Phone, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid Z5Fire Phone
32 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
64 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
Liquid Z5: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

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 Z5

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

2. Fire Phone

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details panorama

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 Z5

    2000 mAh

  2. 2. Fire Phone

    2400 mAh

    +400 mAh versus Liquid Z5

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z52. Fire Phone

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z5, Fire Phone.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Fire Phone
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145.5 Х 73.5 Х 8.8 mm
  • 139.2 Х 66.5 Х 8.9 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 160 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 720 x 1280 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
  • 32/64 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • panorama
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Amazon Fire 3.5 (Android based)
  • upgradable to 3.6.5
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z5, Fire Phone.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Fire Phone
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 64.4%
  • 65.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 196 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (front and back)
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z5, Fire Phone.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Fire Phone
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 13 MP
  • DTS HD sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
  • 2.1 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Liquid Z5, Fire Phone.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Fire Phone
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
  • Adreno 330
Antutu 7 score *
  • 11783
  • 137456
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 17458
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2125
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z5, Fire Phone.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Fire Phone
Release date
  • 2014
  • January
  • 2014
  • June
Colors
  • Essential White
  • Gentle Grey
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 285 h Talking time- Up to 22 h Music play - Up to 65 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z5, Fire Phone.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Fire Phone
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 20(800) LTE band 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 3.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z5, Fire Phone.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Fire Phone
Radio
  • FM radio
  • panorama
Others
  • DTS sound
  • 3D Dynamic Perspective UI (based on 4 front cameras) -System wide tilt
  • auto-scroll
  • swivel
  • and peek functions
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z5, Fire Phone.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Fire Phone
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also known as Acer Liquid Z5 Duo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Firefly technology