Acer Liquid Z500 vs T-Mobile Prism II

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

    Prism II: 50 g lighter

    Liquid Z500:
    150 g
    Prism II:
    100 g
  • Width

    Prism II: 11 mm narrower

    Liquid Z500:
    73 mm
    Prism II:
    62 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Prism II: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z500:
    5.5 in
    Prism II:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Liquid Z500: 3.6 mm thinner

    Liquid Z500:
    8.8 mm
    Prism II:
    12.4 mm
  • Height

    Prism II: 28 mm shorter

    Liquid Z500:
    145 mm
    Prism II:
    117 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z500:
    2014
    Prism II:
    2013

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 +28 mm versus Prism II
    Width:
    73 mm +11 mm versus Prism II
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. Prism II

    Height:
    117 mm
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    12.4 mm +3.6 mm versus Liquid Z500

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z500

    150 g

    +50 g versus Prism II

  2. 2. Prism II

    100 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. Prism II

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 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 Z500: Original memory entry

4 GB · 1 GB RAM16 GB · 2 GB RAM

Prism II: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 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 Z500

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

2. Prism II

NFC:
Unknown
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

    +250 mAh versus Prism II

  2. 2. Prism II

    1750 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z5002. Prism II

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z500, Prism II.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Prism II
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145 Х 73 Х 8.8 mm
  • 117 Х 62 Х 12.4 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 100 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 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
  • 1 GB RAM16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB 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
  • 1750 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z500, Prism II.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Prism II
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.1%
  • 50.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z500, Prism II.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Prism II
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid Z500, Prism II.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Prism II
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 18346
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z500, Prism II.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Prism II
Release date
  • 2014
  • September
  • 2013
  • June
Colors
  • Aquamarine Green
  • Sandy Silver
  • Titanium Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 90 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z500, Prism II.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Prism II
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-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
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z500, Prism II.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Prism II
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z500, Prism II.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Prism II
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer