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Samsung Instinct HD
SPH-M850Acer Liquid Z2
3 MP Camera| Global Score | |
| 41.4 | 45.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Acer |
| -- | Android 4.1.1 |
| 2009-09-24 | 2013-02-20 |
| 4.63 x 2.28 x 0.50 inches | 4.33 x 2.46 x 0.48 inches |
| 4.01 ounces | 3.88 ounces |
| $ 300.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 180 pixels per inch | 165 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 MSM7227A chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A5 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 512 MB (200 MHz) RAM |
| GPU | Adreno 200 (enhanced) (200 MHz) GPU |
| 5.76 | 7.47 |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 0 | 1.32 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 3.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.6 | 3.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1440mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1300mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.8 hours talk time | 450 hours standby time 4 hours talk time |
| 3.2 | 3.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Acer Liquid Z2 has a global score of 45.4, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Instinct HD's overall score of 41.4. The Acer Liquid Z2 construction is way newer, just a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the Samsung Instinct HD. Samsung Instinct HD and Acer Liquid Z2 feature incredibly similar displays, because although the Acer Liquid Z2 has a quite worse pixel density, and they both have the same exact resolution of 480 x 320px, it also counts with a little bit larger screen.
Acer Liquid Z2 features a much better performing processing unit than Samsung Instinct HD, because it has an additional GPU and a larger number of faster cores. The Acer Liquid Z2 counts with a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Instinct HD. The Samsung Instinct HD takes clearer photographs and videos than Acer Liquid Z2, because it has a way better 5 megapixels resolution back camera.
The Samsung Instinct HD features a bit better battery performance than Acer Liquid Z2, because it has an 11% bigger battery size.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Acer Liquid Z2 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it a great choice.
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