Acer Liquid Zest vs Orange San Francisco

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Liquid Zest:
    LCD
    San Francisco:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Liquid Zest: 5 g lighter

    Liquid Zest:
    125 g
    San Francisco:
    130 g
  • Width

    San Francisco: 14.7 mm narrower

    Liquid Zest:
    71.2 mm
    San Francisco:
    56.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    San Francisco: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Liquid Zest:
    5.5 in
    San Francisco:
    3.5 in
  • Chipset

    Liquid Zest:
    Mediatek MT6580 Z525 -Mediatek MT6735 Z525
    San Francisco:
    Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Liquid Zest: 3.4 mm thinner

    Liquid Zest:
    8.4 mm
    San Francisco:
    11.8 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 Zest

    Height:
    145.7 mm +29.7 mm versus San Francisco
    Width:
    71.2 mm +14.7 mm versus San Francisco
    Depth:
    8.4 mm
  2. 2. San Francisco

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    56.5 mm
    Depth:
    11.8 mm +3.4 mm versus Liquid Zest

Weight

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

  1. 1. Liquid Zest

    125 g

  2. 2. San Francisco

    130 g

    +5 g versus Liquid Zest

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 Zest

    Liquid Zest: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. San Francisco

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 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.

Recorded RAM for Liquid Zest, San Francisco, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageLiquid ZestSan Francisco
8 GB 1 GB RAM Unknown
San Francisco: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM · 512 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 Zest

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

2. San Francisco

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (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 Zest

    2000 mAh

    +750 mAh versus San Francisco

  2. 2. San Francisco

    1250 mAh

Specifications

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1. Liquid Zest2. San Francisco

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Liquid Zest, San Francisco.
SpecificationLiquid ZestSan Francisco
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145.7 Х 71.2 Х 8.4 mm
  • 116 Х 56.5 Х 11.8 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 130 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6580 Z525 -Mediatek MT6735 Z525
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Liquid Zest, San Francisco.
SpecificationLiquid ZestSan Francisco
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.4%
  • 53.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Liquid Zest, San Francisco.
SpecificationLiquid ZestSan Francisco
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • f/2.0
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Liquid Zest, San Francisco.
SpecificationLiquid ZestSan Francisco
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Z525 -Quad-core 1.0 GHz Z528
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
  • Adreno 200
Antutu 7 score *
  • 17392
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Liquid Zest, San Francisco.
SpecificationLiquid ZestSan Francisco
Release date
  • 2016
  • February
  • 2011
  • Q2
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 216 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Liquid Zest, San Francisco.
SpecificationLiquid ZestSan Francisco
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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
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
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Liquid Zest, San Francisco.
SpecificationLiquid ZestSan Francisco
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • DTS HD sound
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Liquid Zest, San Francisco.
SpecificationLiquid ZestSan Francisco
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Acer Liquid Zest Z525 with 3G Acer Liquid Zest 4G Z528 with 3G/LTE
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input