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Acer Liquid Z530

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Acer may not be the frontrunner in the smartphone market, but the company has been doing some commendable work with their Liquid Series of smartphones in the past couple of years. This year at IFA Week in Berlin, the company first introduced their new line-up of Liquid Smartphones, which included a total of four phones; […]Read more
Acer has made a great smartphone for budget conscious audience with its new Liquid Z530 smartphone. The screen, battery of the phone are its stand out featuresRead more
Read the in depth Review of Acer Liquid Z530 Mobile Phones. Know detailed info about Acer Liquid Z530 configuration, design and performance quality along with pros & cons, Digit rating, verdict based on user opinions/feedback.Read more
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Pros

  • viewing angles are great thanks to that IPS panel
  • one fits perfectly and that is a welcome change
  • great battery life and sounds great

Cons

  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness

Key specs

  • 8 Mpx
  • 5 in
  • 1280, 720 px
  • IPS TFT
  • 294 ppi
  • 2420 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 8 Mpx

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Acer Liquid Z530 - Variants

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  • RAM memory
    • 2 GB
    • 1 GB
  • Internal storage
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
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Liquid Z530 16GB 2GB
RAM memory:
  • 2 GB
Internal storage:
  • 16 GB
Liquid Z530 8GB 1GB
RAM memory:
  • 1 GB
Internal storage:
  • 8 GB

Acer Liquid Z530 - Pros & Cons

Acer Liquid Z530

Pros

  • viewing angles are great thanks to that IPS panel
  • one fits perfectly and that is a welcome change
  • great battery life and sounds great
  • the performance is quite good for the price
  • The phone performs as good as the Meizu M2
  • the battery performance is very good
  • 8MP camera is easily the best in the category
  • Colours look accurate and natural
  • solid build quality and good grip of
  • Z530 offers a solid build design
  • the interface is quite fast

Cons

  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • Acer has failed to get the camera right for the device
  • The camera is somewhat slower to focus than the competing devices
  • The top placement of the power button is a bit odd
  • its camera is not able to keep up with the 13MP shooter
  • some pre-loaded apps do hinder the performance
  • the display is a bit reflective under the sun
  • a bit bottom heavy and the weight is not evenly distributed
  • lack of optical image stabilisation

Acer Liquid Z530 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
2420 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
294 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.3 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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Acer Liquid Z530 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6735
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
Video recordingyes
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Burst Modeyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Smile detectionyes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage32GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height5.67 in
Width2.77 in
Depth0.35 in
Weight5.11 oz
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Other features
FM radioyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemA-GPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
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Display
Screen size5.0 in
Touchscreenyes
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px
TechnologyIPS TFT
Pixel density294.0 ppi
Dual screen supportno
HDRno
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • White
MaterialPlastic
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
Charging connectionUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
USB version2.0
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Battery
Replaceable batteryyes
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity2420.0 mAh
Standby time230.0 h
Talk time10.0 h
Fast chargingno

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