Phone Comparison - Acer Liquid E700 vs Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos vs Lava Iris X8

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Samsung Lava
Announced May 2014 October 2014 February 2015
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - February 2015
Price - Rs. 18,094 ($266.09) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,649 ($97.78) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Titanium Black, Metallic Red Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light B Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 9.9 mm thick
(0.39 in thick)
139.3 x 69.7 x 6.7 mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.26 in)
143.4x70.9x8.6 mm
(5.65x2.79x0.34 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 123 g (4.34 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 & SIM 3 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M
GPU Mali-400MP2 Adreno 306 Mali-450MP4
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Glass
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 70.85% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, BSI III Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB for mass storage), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

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-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3500 mAh 2300 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 24 h - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)