Phone Comparison - Acer Liquid C1 vs Sony Xperia L vs Acer Liquid E2 Duo

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Sony Acer
Announced January 2013 March 2013 April 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red 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)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
131 x 68 x 9.9 mm
(5.16 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2420 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589
GPU PowerVR SGX540 Adreno 305 PowerVR SGX 544MP
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.20% 60.81% 62.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+
Bluetooth Yes, 2.1 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1750 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 450 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 9 h