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Acer Liquid Z520 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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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.

    • WeightMDA Basic: 8 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · Liquid Z520: 118 g
    • WidthMDA Basic: 27 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Liquid Z520: 86 mm
    • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 2.7 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · Liquid Z520: 5.5 in
    • ChipsetMediatek MT6582M (28 nm) / TI OMAP 850Liquid Z520: Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm) · MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850
    • DepthLiquid Z520: 9.6 mm thinnerLiquid Z520: 6.4 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
    • HeightMDA Basic: 49 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Liquid Z520: 154 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.

    Front
    Liquid Z520: 154 × 86 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
    Side
    Liquid Z520: 154 × 6.4 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
    1. 1. Liquid Z520
      Height
      154 mm
      Width
      86 mm
      Depth
      6.4 mm
      Weight
      118 g
    2. 2. MDA Basic
      Height
      105 mm
      Width
      59 mm
      Depth
      16 mm
      Weight
      110 g

    Specifications

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    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials
    SpecificationLiquid Z520MDA Basic
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 154 Х 86 Х 6.4 mm
    • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
    Weight
    • 118 g
    • 110 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 5.5" inch
    • 2.8" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 480 x 854 px
    • 240 x 320 px
    Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 8 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)
    BatteryCapacity 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 6.1 Professional
    Chipset
    • Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
    • TI OMAP 850
    NFC
    • Super AMOLED
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • No
    Display
    Display
    SpecificationLiquid Z520MDA Basic
    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%
    • 39.2%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 187 PPI
    • 143 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video
    SpecificationLiquid Z520MDA Basic
    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
    Performance
    SpecificationLiquid Z520MDA Basic
    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 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
    • 17652
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs
    SpecificationLiquid Z520MDA Basic
    Release date
    • 2015
    • March
    • 2009
    • January
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Gray
    Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 130 EUR
    		 Unknown
    Battery life Unknown
    • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity
    SpecificationLiquid Z520MDA Basic
    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 802.11b/g
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • No
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • miniUSB
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • 2.0
    • A2DP
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio
    SpecificationLiquid Z520MDA Basic
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • No
    Others
    • DTS sound
    • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
    Other features
    Other features
    SpecificationLiquid Z520MDA Basic
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity
    • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player