Phone Comparison - Acer Liquid S2 vs Asus Zenfone 6 vs Alcatel Hero 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Asus Alcatel
Announced August 2013 January 2014 September 2014
Status Available - December 2013 Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Black, Red Black, White, Red, Gold Dark Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 166 x 86 x 8.99 mm
(6.54 x 3.39 x 0.35 in)
166.9 x 84.3 x 5.5-9.9 mm
(6.57 x 3.32 x 0.22-0.39 in)
160.5 x 81.6 x 7.9 mm
(6.32 x 3.21 x 0.31 in)
Weight 231 g (8.15 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 8030B, 8030Y
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 8030B, 8030Y
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - LTE 700 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 / 1800 - 8030B
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dragontrail Glass, Oleophobic Coating, Stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8392
GPU Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Mali-450MP4
RAM 2 GB 1/2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8/16/32 GB 16 GB (12.9 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 6.0 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.58% 70.40% 75.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, autofocus 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13.1 MP, optical image stabilization
Flash LED Ring Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, 27 MP Panorama Photos Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps Yes 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB (12.9 GB user available), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 64 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3300 mAh 3300 mAh 3100 mAh
Stand by - Up to 398 h (3G) Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 380 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 28 h (3G) Up to 15 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)