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Acer Liquid Z5 vs BLU Magic

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.

  • Width

    Magic: 15.5 mm narrower

    Liquid Z5:
    73.5 mm
    Magic:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Magic: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z5:
    5.5 in
    Magic:
    3.2 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Z5:
    Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
    Magic:
    Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Liquid Z5: 4.7 mm thinner

    Liquid Z5:
    8.8 mm
    Magic:
    13.5 mm
  • Height

    Magic: 34.5 mm shorter

    Liquid Z5:
    145.5 mm
    Magic:
    111 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z5:
    2014
    Magic:
    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 Z5

    Height:
    145.5 mm +34.5 mm versus Magic
    Width:
    73.5 mm +15.5 mm versus Magic
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
    Weight:
    150 g
  2. 2. Magic

    Height:
    111 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +4.7 mm versus Liquid Z5
    Weight:
    Unknown

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. Magic

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Liquid Z5: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

Magic: Original memory entry

512 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 Z5

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

2. Magic

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 Z5

    2000 mAh

    +550 mAh versus Magic

  2. 2. Magic

    1450 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z52. Magic

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z5, Magic.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Magic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145.5 Х 73.5 Х 8.8 mm
  • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 320 x 480 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
  • 512 MB
  • 256 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.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z5, Magic.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Magic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 64.4%
  • 47.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 196 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z5, Magic.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Magic
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • 320p@18fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid Z5, Magic.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Magic
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 score *
  • 11783
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z5, Magic.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Magic
Release date
  • 2014
  • January
  • 2011
  • February
Colors
  • Essential White
  • Gentle Grey
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 110 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z5, Magic.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Magic
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Mini-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
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z5, Magic.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Magic
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • DTS sound
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z5, Magic.
SpecificationLiquid Z5Magic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Also known as Acer Liquid Z5 Duo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input