Phone Comparison - Acer Liquid C1 vs Acer Liquid E2 vs Sony Xperia M

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Acer Sony
Announced January 2013 April 2013 June 2013
Status Available - March 2013 Coming Soon - May 2013 Available - August 2013
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White, Purple, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.3 x 65.5 x 10 mm
(5.01 x 2.58 x 0.39 in)
131 x 68 x 9.9 mm
(5.16 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2420 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227
GPU PowerVR SGX540 PowerVR SGX 544MP Adreno 305
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.20% 62.55% 57.31%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+ HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, 2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2000 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by - Up to 450 h Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h Up to 9 h Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)