Acer Liquid Z500 vs T-Mobile Shadow

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

    Shadow: 20 mm narrower

    Liquid Z500:
    73 mm
    Shadow:
    53 mm
  • Chipset

    Liquid Z500:
    Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
    Shadow:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    Liquid Z500: 6.2 mm thinner

    Liquid Z500:
    8.8 mm
    Shadow:
    15 mm
  • Height

    Shadow: 42 mm shorter

    Liquid Z500:
    145 mm
    Shadow:
    103 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z500:
    2014
    Shadow:
    2007

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 +42 mm versus Shadow
    Width:
    73 mm +20 mm versus Shadow
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. Shadow

    Height:
    103 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    15 mm +6.2 mm versus Liquid Z500

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z500

    150 g

  2. 2. Shadow

    150 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. Shadow

    Shadow: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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

Shadow: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 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 Z500

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

2. Shadow

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.

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z500

    2000 mAh

    +1080 mAh versus Shadow

  2. 2. Shadow

    920 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z5002. Shadow

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z500, Shadow.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Shadow
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145 Х 73 Х 8.8 mm
  • 103 Х 53 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 0" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 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
  • 1 GB RAM16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 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.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 920 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z500, Shadow.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Shadow
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
Unknown
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 65.1%
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z500, Shadow.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Shadow
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 2 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, Shadow.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Shadow
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 18346
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z500, Shadow.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Shadow
Release date
  • 2014
  • September
  • 2007
  • October
Colors
  • Aquamarine Green
  • Sandy Silver
  • Titanium Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
  • 260 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z500, Shadow.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Shadow
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
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.62 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.35 W/kg (head) 0.67 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z500, Shadow.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Shadow
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • DTS sound -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z500, Shadow.
SpecificationLiquid Z500Shadow
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Pocket Office -MP3/AAC player -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input HTC Juno platform