Acer Liquid Z500 vs HTC Butterfly

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

    Butterfly: 10 g lighter

    Liquid Z500:
    150 g
    Butterfly:
    140 g
  • Width

    Butterfly: 2.5 mm narrower

    Liquid Z500:
    73 mm
    Butterfly:
    70.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Butterfly: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z500:
    5.5 in
    Butterfly:
    5 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Z500:
    Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
    Butterfly:
    Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
  • Height

    Butterfly: 2 mm shorter

    Liquid Z500:
    145 mm
    Butterfly:
    143 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z500:
    2014
    Butterfly:
    2012

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 Z500

    Height:
    145 mm +2 mm versus Butterfly
    Width:
    73 mm +2.5 mm versus Butterfly
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. Butterfly

    Height:
    143 mm
    Width:
    70.5 mm
    Depth:
    9.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z500

    150 g

    +10 g versus Butterfly

  2. 2. Butterfly

    140 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.

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z500

    Liquid Z500: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. Butterfly

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    68.9 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.

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

Liquid Z500: Original memory entry

4 GB · 1 GB RAM16 GB · 2 GB RAM

Butterfly: Original memory entry

16 GB (11 GB user available) · 2 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 Z500

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

2. Butterfly

NFC:
See details Yes (market dependent)
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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 Z500

    2000 mAh

  2. 2. Butterfly

    2020 mAh

    +20 mAh versus Liquid Z500

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z5002. Butterfly

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z500, Butterfly.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Butterfly
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145 Х 73 Х 8.8 mm
  • 143 Х 70.5 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • Super LCD3
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 1 GB RAM16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16 GB (11 GB user available)
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 2020 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • upgradable to 4.4.2 (KitKat); Sense UI 5
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes (market dependent)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z500, Butterfly.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Butterfly
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.1%
  • 68.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 441 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z500, Butterfly.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Butterfly
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 2.1 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid Z500, Butterfly.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Butterfly
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
  • Adreno 320
Antutu 7 score *
  • 18346
  • 24780
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 409
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1360
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z500, Butterfly.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Butterfly
Release date
  • 2014
  • September
  • 2012
  • December
Colors
  • Aquamarine Green
  • Sandy Silver
  • Titanium Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 330 EUR
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z500, Butterfly.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Butterfly
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)-3G - HSDPA-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE (market dependent)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z500, Butterfly.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Butterfly
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z500, Butterfly.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Butterfly
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as HTC Deluxe