Acer Liquid Z520 vs i-mate PDAL

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

    PDAL: 30 mm narrower

    Liquid Z520:
    86 mm
    PDAL:
    56 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    PDAL: 3.1 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z520:
    5.5 in
    PDAL:
    2.4 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Z520:
    Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
    PDAL:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    Liquid Z520: 10.6 mm thinner

    Liquid Z520:
    6.4 mm
    PDAL:
    17 mm
  • Height

    PDAL: 42 mm shorter

    Liquid Z520:
    154 mm
    PDAL:
    112 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z520:
    2015
    PDAL:
    2006

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 Z520

    Height:
    154 mm +42 mm versus PDAL
    Width:
    86 mm +30 mm versus PDAL
    Depth:
    6.4 mm
  2. 2. PDAL

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    17 mm +10.6 mm versus Liquid Z520

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z520

    118 g

    +2 g versus PDAL

  2. 2. PDAL

    116 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 Z520

    Liquid Z520: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. PDAL

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 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 Z520: Original memory entry

8 GB · 1 GB RAM16 GB · 2 GB RAM

PDAL: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 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 Z520

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

2. PDAL

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 Z520

    2000 mAh

    +900 mAh versus PDAL

  2. 2. PDAL

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z5202. PDAL

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z520, PDAL.
SpecificationLiquid Z520PDAL
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154 Х 86 Х 6.4 mm
  • 112 Х 56 Х 17 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 116 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 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
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z520, PDAL.
SpecificationLiquid Z520PDAL
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • Super AMOLED
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 75.7 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 57.1%
  • 28.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 187 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z520, PDAL.
SpecificationLiquid Z520PDAL
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@60fps
  • 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 Z520, PDAL.
SpecificationLiquid Z520PDAL
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 *
  • 17652
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z520, PDAL.
SpecificationLiquid Z520PDAL
Release date
  • 2015
  • March
  • 2006
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 220 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z520, PDAL.
SpecificationLiquid Z520PDAL
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
  • 1.1
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z520, PDAL.
SpecificationLiquid Z520PDAL
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • DTS sound
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z520, PDAL.
SpecificationLiquid Z520PDAL
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -File manager