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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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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.2Android 5.1Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz1.2 GHz2.5 GHz
CPU coresDual-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 306Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory512 MB1.5GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.0 in5.1 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
Pixel density196.0 ppi294.0 ppi432.0 ppi
HDRnonono
Multi touchyesyesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Technology
N/A
Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Dual screen support
N/A
noyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

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

Front camera

Primary resolution0.3 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage4 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyes
Maximum card storage32GB128GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
Material
N/A
PlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
noyes
Shock resistant
N/A
nono
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
yes
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesno
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version3.0 HS4.14.0
NFCnoyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Sim card size
N/A
Micro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certified
N/A
noyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
USB version
N/A
2.0
3.0/3.1
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
yesyes
Video output
N/A
NoMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 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 UMTSyesyesyes
4G LTEyesyesyes
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Miracast

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh
Talk time8.0 h22.0 h21.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
Replaceable battery
N/A
yesyes
Standby time
N/A
330.0 h390.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
noyes
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI

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