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Acer Liquid S1 vs Nokia Lumia 520

3.27 in
6.42 in
Acer Liquid S1 Mobile Phone
Acer Liquid S1
2.52 in
4.72 in
Nokia Lumia 520 Mobile Phone
Nokia Lumia 520
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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3 editorial reviews
Taiwanese company Acer isn’t known for high-end devices to rival the industry’s biggest, but perhaps they can pull ahead in the relatively young phablet market. DESIGN The S1 makes a few slip ups with its design. The plastic casing has a smooth, comfortable surface, but it also feels cheap and slightly hollow. This backingRead more
Phabl-adabadoo?Read more
At Computex 2013 in Taipei, Acer debuted its Liquid S1 phablet, which sports a 5.7-inch display, a quad-core processor, and an 8-megapixel camera.Read more
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3.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
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User rating
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4.1 out of 5
15 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
38 user ratings
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Operating systemAndroid 4.2Windows Phone 8.1
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz1.0 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreDual-core
RAM memory1 GB512 MB

Display

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Screen size5.7 in4.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px800 x 480 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
Pixel density258.0 ppi233.0 ppi
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
LED Flashyesyes

Storage

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Internal storage8 GB8 GB
Memory card readeryesyes
Maximum card storage32GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDmicroSD

Design

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Blue
  • White
  • Yellow

Dimensions

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Height6.42 in4.72 in
Width3.27 in2.52 in
Depth0.38 in0.39 in
Weight6.88 oz4.37 oz

Sensors

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Other features

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version3.04.0
Bluetooth profileA2DP
  • A2DP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Charging connectionUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0

Cellular

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
2100 MHz

Battery

Acer Liquid S1Acer Liquid S1
Nokia Lumia 520Nokia Lumia 520
Battery capacity2400.0 mAh1430.0 mAh
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Nokia Lumia 520