Phone Comparison - Acer Liquid S1 vs Lenovo S820 vs Asus PadFone E

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer Lenovo Asus
Announced June 2013 May 2013 January 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Available - May 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black Flamingo red Johnnie Walker Black, Pearl White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 139.5 x 69.7 x 9 mm
(5.49 x 2.74 x 0.35 in)
136.9 x 69.7 x 9.08 mm
(5.39 x 2.74 x 0.36 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex A-7, MTK 6589 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6589W Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8226
GPU PowerVR SGX 544MP PowerVR SGX544 Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (258 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 62.82% 64.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio; built-in antenna -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels 13 MP, 4163 x 3122 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto-focus, Geo tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band 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 HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2400 mAh 2000 mAh 1820 mAh
Stand by - Up to 140 h (2G)
Up to 140 h (3G)
Up to 270 h on (2G)
Up to 330 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)
Up to 27 h (2G)
Up to 15 h (3G)