Compare phones
| 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 |
| $ 300.00 | $ 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
Acer Liquid E2 has a general score of 55.6, which is a bit better than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active's overall score of 50.8. The Acer Liquid E2 body is newer and a lot thinner, but also much heavier than the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active. Both of these phones use Android OS, but the Acer Liquid E2 has a newer 4.2.1 version and Sony Ericsson Xperia Active has Android 4.0 version.
Acer Liquid E2 features a quite better processing power than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, because it has a larger number of cores , more RAM memory and a faster graphics co-processor. Acer Liquid E2 has a little bit better looking screen than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, because it has a really larger screen, a much better resolution of 960 x 540 pixels and a better display pixel density.
Acer Liquid E2 shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, because it has a lot better resolution camera and a lot better 1920x1080 video quality. The Acer Liquid E2 counts with much more memory capacity to store more apps and games than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, and although they both have an external memory slot that holds up to 32 GB, the Acer Liquid E2 also has 3,68 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Acer Liquid E2 has a really longer battery lifetime than Sony Ericsson Xperia Active, because it has 2000mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing, Acer Liquid E2 is also by far the cheapest one, making this phone an obvious call.
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