Phone Comparison - Acer Liquid E2 vs Acer Liquid E3 vs Samsung Galaxy Core Mini 4G

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Acer Samsung
Announced April 2013 February 2014 June 2014
Status Coming Soon - May 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - July 2014
Colors Black, White Black/White White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 68 x 9.9 mm
(5.16 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
- 127.8 x 66.2 x 10.6 mm
(5.03 x 2.61 x 0.42 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 136 g (4.8 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 800 / 900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP - -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB -
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.7 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.55% - 62.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes -
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+ HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 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 64 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery - Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh - -
Stand by Up to 450 h - -
Talk Time Up to 9 h - -