Phone Comparison - Acer Liquid C1 vs Acer Liquid Z5 vs Acer Liquid Z4

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Acer Acer
Announced January 2013 January 2014 February 2014
Status Available - March 2013 Coming Soon - February 2014 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Black, White Essential White, Gentle Grey Black/White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.3 x 65.5 x 10 mm
(5.01 x 2.58 x 0.39 in)
145.5 x 73.5 x 8.8 mm
(5.73 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
9.7 mm thickness
(0.38 in thickness)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2420 Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572 Dual-core 1.3 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Mali-400 -
RAM N/A 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB TBD

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors -
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.20% 64.37% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging -
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+ HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, 2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support -
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB TBD

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery -
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h - -