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Acer Liquid Z2

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
Speed HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2013, February. Released 2013, March 2014, January. Released 2014, January
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 110 x 62.5 x 12.3 mm (4.33 x 2.46 x 0.48 in) 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm (5.0 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)
Weight 110 g (4.59 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Single SIM (Mini-SIM) or Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
  IP58 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type TFT, 256K colors IPS LCD
Size 3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~53.1% screen-to-body ratio) 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density) 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass
  Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1 Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU 1.0 GHz Cortex-A5 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 330
Memory
Card slot microSDHC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 512MB RAM 16GB 2GB RAM
  eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 3 MP or 5 MP 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video Yes 1080p@30fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Modules No 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
 SRS audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0, A2DP 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Positioning GPS GPS, GLONASS
NFC No Yes
Infrared port No No
Radio FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB microUSB 2.0 microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
  ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 1300 mAh, removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 450 h Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 4 h Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play Up to 94 h
Misc
Colors Black, Black/White Black, White, Pink, Lime
SAR 1.43 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.74 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
Models 550, SO-02F
Price About 100 EUR About 320 EUR
Tests
Display Contrast ratio: 1819 (nominal), 1.772 (sunlight)
Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 66dB
Audio quality Noise -91.7dB / Crosstalk -41.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h

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