Comparison of Acer Liquid Z5 Duo and ASUS Zenfone 4 smartphones based on their characteristics

Acer Liquid Z5 Duo

ASUS Zenfone 4

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Acer

ASUS

Phone model

Liquid Z5 Duo

Zenfone 4

Year of release

2014

2014

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

146 mm

124 mm

Body width

74 mm

61 mm

Body thickness

8.8 mm

6.3 mm

Weight

147 g

115 g

Volume

94.11 cm³

48.12 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• White

• Aquamarine

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• MediaTek MT6572

• Intel Atom Z2520

CPU clock speed

1300 MHz

1200 MHz

Number of processor cores

2

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

24 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

512 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

IA-32 (x86)

Manufacturing process

32 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• Mali-400 MP

• PowerVR SGX544MP2

GPU clock speed

300 MHz

Number of GPU cores

2

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

1 GB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

533 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 4 GB

• 4 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDXC
• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

64 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• Intel Atom Z2520

Operating system

Operating system

Android 4.2

Android 4.3

Battery

Battery capacity

2000

1170

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Call duration in GSM networks

12 h

10 h

Standby time in GSM networks

710 h

190 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

10 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

190 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

5 in

4 in

Screen resolution

854 x 480 pixels

800 x 480 pixels

Pixel density

196 ppi

233 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.779

1.667

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

LED

Photomatrix type

CMOS

Aperture

f/2.4

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Face detector

Viewfinder

Continuous photography

Touch focus

Exposure compensation

White balance

ISO setting

Scene selection

Other photo settings

• Shooting mode
• Effects
• Iso

• Serial shooting
• Panoramic shooting
• Hdr shooting
• Face detection

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

Movie settings

Movie settings list

• Video quality
• Audio mode

• White balance
• Color effects
• Hdr
• Scene selection mode

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

2

2

Mode of operation of multiple SIM-cards

Alternating

Alternating

SIM card type

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

3.5G

3.5G

GSM support

GSM frequencies

• 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 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

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

Internet data transmission standards

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

Wi-Fi Direct support

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

USB Mass Storage support

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

4.0

4.0 + EDR

A2DP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• EDR

• EDR

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

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

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

USB connector

Micro USB

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• H.263
• H.264

• MP4
• MPEG-4
• H.263
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• HD

• HD

Streaming video

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• MP3
• 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

Convert speech to text

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

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
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• CSS3
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Barcode scanner

SAR level

SAR level

0.53 W/kg