Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia SX SO-05D vs Acer Liquid Zest vs Acer Liquid Zest Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Acer Acer
Announced May 2012 February 2016 April 2016
Status Available - September 2012 Coming soon Coming Soon - April 2016
Price - - Rs. 25,000 ($366.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink, Orange Black, White Blue, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115 x 54 x 9.4 mm
(4.53 x 2.13 x 0.37 in)
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Weight 95 g (3.35 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network LTE 2100 LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz - Z525
Quad-core 1.0 GHz - Z528, Mediatek MT6580 - Z525
Mediatek MT6735 - Z525
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6735
GPU Adreno 225 Mali-400MP2 - Z525
Mali-T720MP2 - Z528
Mali-T720MP2
RAM 1 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage - 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD (dedicated slot) microSD (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (298 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.65% - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection/Laser Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, 25 Mbps UL, 75 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Yes
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1GB RAM - 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD (dedicated slot) microSD (dedicated slot)

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion - Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 240 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 6 h (2G)
Up to 5 h 50 min (3G)
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