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Sony Ericsson Xperia Active
ST17aST17a
| Global Score | |
| 50.8 | 55.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Acer |
| Android 4.0, 2.3 | Android 4.2.1 |
| 2011-06-22 | 2013-04-24 |
| 3.62 x 2.17 x 0.65 inches | 5.16 x 2.68 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.91 ounces | 4.94 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 290.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3 inches | 4.5 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 540 x 960 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 192 pixels per inch | 245 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM8255 chipset | MediaTek MT6589 chipset |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB (333 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX544 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 327,68 MB internal memory | 4 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 2.22 | 3.82 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.9 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 351 hours standby time 4.9 hours talk time | 450 hours standby time 9 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Acer Liquid E2 is a little bit better than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, getting a score of 55.6 against 50.8. Both of these phones work with Android OS (operating system), but the Acer Liquid E2 has a newer 4.2.1 version while Sony Ericsson Xperia Active has Android 4.0, providing you some extra features. Acer Liquid E2 is a newer and a lot thinner phone than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, but it's noticeably heavier.
Acer Liquid E2 features a faster CPU than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory, a faster GPU working at 400 MHz and a higher number of cores (and faster). The Acer Liquid E2 has just a bit better looking screen than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, because it has a much higher resolution of 960 x 540px, more pixels per display inch and a really larger display.
The Acer Liquid E2 takes much better photographs and videos than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, because it has a way better (Full HD) video quality and a much more MP camera. Acer Liquid E2 has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds up to 32 GB, the Acer Liquid E2 also has 3,68 GB more internal memory capacity.
Acer Liquid E2 has a much better battery duration than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, because it has 2000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Acer Liquid E2 is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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