Phone Comparison - Acer Liquid Z5 vs BLU Studio 6.0 HD vs Nokia Lumia 830

general General Info

Manufacturer Acer BLU Nokia
Announced January 2014 April 2014 September 2014
Status Coming Soon - February 2014 Available - April 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Essential White, Gentle Grey Black, White Orange, green, white, black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145.5 x 73.5 x 8.8 mm
(5.73 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
168 x 83 x 8.5 mm
(6.61 x 3.27 x 0.33 in)
139.4 x 70.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.49 x 2.78 x 0.33 in)
Weight 150 g (5.29 oz) 206 g (7.27 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 - D650a
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - D650i
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - ClearBlack display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-400 Mali-400 Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 4 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (245 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.37% 71.04% 69.80%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 10 MP, Carl Zeiss Optics
Flash LED flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, OIS, 1/3.4'' sensor size, PureView technology, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, optical stabilization, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 0.9 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Up to 296 kbps
3G HSPA+ HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery (BV-L4A)
Capacity 2000 mAh 3000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by - Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 528 h
Talk Time - Up to 40 h (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
Up to 12 h 54 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 48 min (3G)