Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Vu vs Acer Liquid S2 vs Acer Iconia A3

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Acer Acer
Announced August 2012 August 2013 September 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - December 2013 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White Black, Red Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 139.6 x 90.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.5 x 3.56 x 0.33 in)
166 x 86 x 8.99 mm
(6.54 x 3.39 x 0.35 in)
10.15 mm thick
(0.4 in thick)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 231 g (8.15 oz) 600 g (21.16 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MediaTek MT8125
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 330 PowerVR SGX 544MP
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB storage 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.0 inches 10.1 inches
Resolution 768 x 1024 pixels (256 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.35% 69.58% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, autofocus 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Ring Flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging, 27 MP Panorama Photos Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light Yes, 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE-A, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB 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 supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 3300 mAh 3540 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 500 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
- Up to 11 h (Multimedia)