Acer Liquid Z520 vs O2 XDA Serra

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

    Liquid Z520: 47 g lighter

    Liquid Z520:
    118 g
    XDA Serra:
    165 g
  • Width

    XDA Serra: 35 mm narrower

    Liquid Z520:
    86 mm
    XDA Serra:
    51 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Serra: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z520:
    5.5 in
    XDA Serra:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Z520:
    Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
    XDA Serra:
    Qualcomm MSM7201A
  • Depth

    Liquid Z520: 11.7 mm thinner

    Liquid Z520:
    6.4 mm
    XDA Serra:
    18.1 mm
  • Height

    XDA Serra: 52 mm shorter

    Liquid Z520:
    154 mm
    XDA Serra:
    102 mm

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 +52 mm versus XDA Serra
    Width:
    86 mm +35 mm versus XDA Serra
    Depth:
    6.4 mm
  2. 2. XDA Serra

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    18.1 mm +11.7 mm versus Liquid Z520

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z520

    118 g

  2. 2. XDA Serra

    165 g

    +47 g versus Liquid Z520

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. XDA Serra

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 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

XDA Serra: Original memory entry

288 MB RAM · 512 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. XDA Serra

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

    +660 mAh versus XDA Serra

  2. 2. XDA Serra

    1340 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z5202. XDA Serra

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z520, XDA Serra.
SpecificationLiquid Z520XDA Serra
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154 Х 86 Х 6.4 mm
  • 102 Х 51 Х 18.1 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 165 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 480 x 640 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
  • 288 MB RAM
  • 512 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
  • 1340 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7201A
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z520, XDA Serra.
SpecificationLiquid Z520XDA Serra
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • Super AMOLED
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 75.7 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 57.1%
  • 46.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 187 PPI
  • 286 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z520, XDA Serra.
SpecificationLiquid Z520XDA Serra
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@60fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid Z520, XDA Serra.
SpecificationLiquid Z520XDA Serra
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
  • Adreno 130
Antutu 7 score *
  • 17652
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z520, XDA Serra.
SpecificationLiquid Z520XDA Serra
Release date
  • 2015
  • March
  • 2008
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 406 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z520, XDA Serra.
SpecificationLiquid Z520XDA Serra
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 7.2/0.384 Mbps
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
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z520, XDA Serra.
SpecificationLiquid Z520XDA Serra
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • DTS sound
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z520, XDA Serra.
SpecificationLiquid Z520XDA Serra
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA player -MP4/WMV/3gp player -Pocket Office -Voice memo -Predictive text input