Comparison of Acer Liquid Jade S and Samsung Galaxy Note Edge 32Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Acer Liquid Jade S

Samsung Galaxy Note Edge 32Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Acer

Samsung

Phone model

Liquid Jade S

Galaxy Note Edge 32Gb

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

143 mm

151 mm

Body width

69 mm

82 mm

Body thickness

7.8 mm

8.3 mm

Weight

116 g

174 g

Volume

76.96 cm³

103.48 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Metal
• Plastic

Colors

• Black

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Mediatek MT6572M

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 805

CPU clock speed

1500 MHz

2700 MHz

Number of processor cores

8

4

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

2 MB

Processor size

64 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv8-A

ARMv7-A

Manufacturing process

28 nm

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-T760MP2

• Adreno 420

GPU clock speed

700 MHz

600 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

2 GB

3 GB

RAM type

LPDDR3

LPDDR3

RAM frequency

800 MHz

800 MHz

Number of RAM channels

1

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 32 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

32 GB

64 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6752M

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.4

Android 4.4

Battery

Battery capacity

2300

3000

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Fast battery charging

Fast charging technology

Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Call duration in GSM networks

6 h

Standby time in GSM networks

250 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

6 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

250 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

5.6 in

Screen resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

2560 x 1440 pixels

Resolution formats

• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Pixel density

294 ppi

525 ppi

Screen technology

IPS

Super AMOLED

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Aspect ratio

1.778

1.778

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

13 Mp

16 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix model

Sony IMX240 Exmor RS

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS

Photomatrix size

5.95 x 3.35 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.12 μm

Crop factor

6.34

Aperture

f/1.8

f/2.2

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Red eye reduction

Face detector

Smile detector

Panoramic photography

HDR photography

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

Digital image stabilization

Optical image stabilization

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1920 x 1080 pixels

3840 x 2160 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

5 Mp

3.7 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2981 x 1677 pixels

2565 x 1443 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Aperture

f/1.9

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1920 x 1080 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

1

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

SIM card type

Default

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

4G

4G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

• GSM 850 MHz
• GSM 900 MHz
• GSM 1800 MHz
• GSM 1900 MHz

UMTS support

UMTS frequencies

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 850 MHz
• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

LTE support

LTE frequencies

• LTE 700 MHz
• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

• LTE 800 MHz
• LTE 850 MHz
• LTE 900 MHz
• LTE 1800 MHz
• LTE 2100 MHz
• LTE 2600 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

LTE standards

• LTE Cat 4

• LTE Cat 6

Data transmission standards

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n
• 802.11n 5GHz
• 802.11ac

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

Dual band Wi-Fi

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB host support

USB Mass Storage support

MHL interface

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Installed GLONASS

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Barometer

Hall sensor

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Wireless NFC

ANT+ wireless technology

Infrared port (IrDA)

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• AVI
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

• MPEG-4
• MKV
• AVI
• Xvid
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

Video resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Ultra HD
• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• eAAC+
• AMR
• AMR-NB
• MIDI
• MP3
• OGG
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• AMR-WB
• FLAC
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Streaming audio

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

• PDF

Email

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

Synchronization over the mobile network

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Search
• Google Maps

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

VMS support

Security

Fingerprint scanner

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)