Phone Comparison - Acer Liquid Jade Z vs Acer Liquid Z530 vs Samsung Galaxy J3

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Acer Samsung
Announced March 2015 September 2015 November 2015
Status Available - April 2015 Coming Soon - September 2015 Available - December 2015
Price Rs. 16,900 ($248.53) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 7.9 mm thickness
(0.31 in thickness)
144 x 70.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.67 x 2.77 x 0.35 in)
142.3 x 71 x 7.9 mm
(5.6 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core, Mediatek Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6735 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU - - -
RAM N/A 1/2 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory - 8/16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 67.95% 68.09%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM Radio FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal - 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 2300 mAh 2420 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -