Acer Liquid Z520 vs ZTE X990

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

    X990: 28 g lighter

    Liquid Z520:
    118 g
    X990:
    90 g
  • Width

    X990: 25 mm narrower

    Liquid Z520:
    86 mm
    X990:
    61 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    X990: 3 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Z520:
    5.5 in
    X990:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    Liquid Z520: 5.6 mm thinner

    Liquid Z520:
    6.4 mm
    X990:
    12 mm
  • Height

    X990: 47 mm shorter

    Liquid Z520:
    154 mm
    X990:
    107 mm
  • Release year

    Liquid Z520:
    2015
    X990:
    2010

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 +47 mm versus X990
    Width:
    86 mm +25 mm versus X990
    Depth:
    6.4 mm
  2. 2. X990

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    61 mm
    Depth:
    12 mm +5.6 mm versus Liquid Z520

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Z520

    118 g

    +28 g versus X990

  2. 2. X990

    90 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. X990

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 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

X990: Original memory entry

5 MB

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. X990

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Liquid Z5202. X990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Z520, X990.
SpecificationLiquid Z520X990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154 Х 86 Х 6.4 mm
  • 107 Х 61 Х 12 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 90 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 2.5" 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
  • 5 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Z520, X990.
SpecificationLiquid Z520X990
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • Super AMOLED
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 75.7 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 57.1%
  • 29.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 187 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Z520, X990.
SpecificationLiquid Z520X990
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, X990.
SpecificationLiquid Z520X990
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Unknown
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 17652
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Z520, X990.
SpecificationLiquid Z520X990
Release date
  • 2015
  • March
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 480 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Z520, X990.
SpecificationLiquid Z520X990
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
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Z520, X990.
SpecificationLiquid Z520X990
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • DTS sound
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Z520, X990.
SpecificationLiquid Z520X990
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Windows Live Messenger -MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -MS Office -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input Also known as Messenger by SFR 251 Edition