Acer Liquid Z520 vs Sony Xperia XZ

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: 43 g lighter

  Liquid Z520:

  118 g

  Xperia XZ:

  161 g

• Width

  Xperia XZ: 14 mm narrower

  Liquid Z520:

  86 mm

  Xperia XZ:

  72 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Xperia XZ: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Liquid Z520:

  5.5 in

  Xperia XZ:

  5.2 in

• Chipset

  Liquid Z520:

  Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)

  Xperia XZ:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Liquid Z520: 1.7 mm thinner

  Liquid Z520:

  6.4 mm

  Xperia XZ:

  8.1 mm

• Height

  Xperia XZ: 8 mm shorter

  Liquid Z520:

  154 mm

  Xperia XZ:

  146 mm

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 +8 mm versus Xperia XZ

   Width:

   86 mm +14 mm versus Xperia XZ

   Depth:

   6.4 mm

2. 2. Xperia XZ

   Height:

   146 mm

   Width:

   72 mm

   Depth:

   8.1 mm +1.7 mm 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. Xperia XZ

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 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.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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