Comparison of Nokia E72 and Acer Liquid Z3 (Z130) smartphones based on their characteristics

Nokia E72

Acer Liquid Z3 (Z130)

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Nokia

Acer

Phone model

E72

Liquid Z3 (Z130)

Year of release

2009

2013

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

114 mm

109 mm

Body width

58 mm

60 mm

Body thickness

10.1 mm

10.4 mm

Weight

128 g

120 g

Volume

66.78 cm³

68.02 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Metal
• Plastic

• Plastic

Colors

• Silver
• Black
• Brown
• White

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• ARM 11

• ARM Cortex-A7

CPU clock speed

600 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

2

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

256 kB

Processor size

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

28 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• ARM Mali-400 MP1

GPU clock speed

500 MHz

Number of GPU cores

1

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

128 MB

512 MB

RAM type

LPDDR2

RAM frequency

266 MHz

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 250 MB

• 4 GB

SD card

Types of Supported Memory Cards

• microSDHC
• microSD

• microSDHC
• microSD

Maximum expandable memory

16 GB

32 GB

Hot swappable memory card

Mainboard

Chipset

• MediaTek MT6572

Operating system

Operating system

Symbian OS 9.3

Android 4.2

Battery

Battery capacity

1500

1500

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Removable battery

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

1.5 h

Call duration in GSM networks

9 h 12 min

Standby time in GSM networks

729 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

6 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

868 h

Duration of listening to music

41 h

Duration of video calls

4 h

Video recording duration

6 h 18 min

Screen

Screen diagonal

2.36 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

320 x 240 pixels

480 x 320 pixels

Pixel density

169 ppi

165 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

TFT

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Aspect ratio

1.333

1.5

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

5 Mp

3.2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

2048 x 1536 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Digital zoom

5 X

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Auto exposure

Red eye reduction

Panoramic photography

Viewfinder

Exposure compensation

White balance

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

640 x 480 pixels

Movie speed

15 fps

24 fps

Digital video zoom

10 X

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Digital zoom

2 X

Front camera video

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Video ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Autodial

Sound indication of talk time

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

1000

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

VoIP telephony

Mobile communications

Cellular generation

3.5G

3.5G

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 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

• UMTS 900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS
• HSCSD
• CSD

• HSPA+
• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11a
• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

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

2.0 + EDR

3.0

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Other Bluetooth profiles

• HFP
• HSP
• OPP

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Radio

Built-in radio receiver

Radio range

87.5 - 108 МГц,76 - 90 МГц

87.5 - 108

RDS support

DRM support

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
• JPEG
• BMP

• PNG
• JPG
• EXIF
• GIF

Installed image editor

Geo tags

PictBridge support

DLNA support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MP4
• 3GPP
• H.263
• H.264
• WMV

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

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• AAC+
• eAAC+
• AMR-NB
• MP3
• WMA

• AAC
• AAC+
• AMR
• MIDI
• MP3
• WMA
• WAV

MP3 support

Built-in stereo speakers

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

64

Dictaphone

Voice notes

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input

Multitouch

QWERTY keyboard

Pinch zoom

Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)

Office document support

Supported document formats

• PDF

Email

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

• MS Outlook
• Gmail
• Gtalk
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Youtube
• Google Maps
• Google Play Store

Software features

JAVA support

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• HTML5
• WAP

Installed games

Installed games

• Block Cascade
• Top Hits Solitaire Collection

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

EMS support

MMS support

Security

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Data encryption in the phone

Installed firewall

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

Push-To-Talk function

Flashlight

SAR level

SAR level

1.31 W/kg

0.7 W/kg