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Acer Liquid Z5 Mobile Phone
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I recently received the Acer Z5 budget smartphone through for review, and despite there being a dual-SIM variant, this is the single SIM version. AfterRead more
In-depth review of the Acer Liquid Z5 (MT6572, ARM Mali-400 MP, 5.0", 0.1 kg) with numerous measurements, benchmarks, and ratingsRead more
Priced at 169 Euros, the new Acer Liquid Z5 strives to bring advanced yet affordable Android capabilities to Europe and Asia.Read more
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 5.1Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory512 MB1.5GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in4.8 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density196.0 ppi294.0 ppi306.0 ppi432.0 ppi
HDRnononono
Multi touchyesyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Technology
N/A
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
nonoyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Primary lens aperture
N/A
2.2 f2.6 f2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Burst Mode
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
yesyesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
yesyesyes
Face detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR Capture
N/A
yesyesyes
Panorama
N/A
yesyesyes
Smile detection
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB64GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nonoyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.73 in5.6 in5.38 in5.59 in
Width2.89 in2.8 in2.78 in2.85 in
Depth0.35 in0.31 in0.34 in0.32 in
Weight5.29 oz4.87 oz4.69 oz5.11 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yes
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesnono
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.14.04.0
NFCnoyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
noyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyesyes
Video output
N/A
NoMHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
yes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Talk time8.0 h22.0 h22.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnononoyes
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyesyes
Standby time
N/A
330.0 h830.0 h390.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
nonoyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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