Phone Comparison - LG Nexus 4 E960 vs Acer Liquid S1 vs Lenovo S820

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Acer Lenovo
Announced October 2012 June 2013 May 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black Flamingo red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm
(5.27 x 2.7 x 0.36 in)
- 139.5 x 69.7 x 9 mm
(5.49 x 2.74 x 0.35 in)
Weight 139.5 g (4.9.0.18 oz) 195 g (6.88 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex A-7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6589W
GPU Adreno 320, 400 MHz PowerVR SGX 544MP PowerVR SGX544
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB storage 8 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 768 x 1280 pixels (318 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.18% - 62.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio; built-in antenna
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 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection Auto-focus, Geo tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2400 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 390 hours (3G) - Up to 140 h (2G)
Up to 140 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 hours (3G) - Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)