Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 55 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Acer |
| Android 4.0, 2.3.7 | Android 5.1 |
| 2012-02-26 | 0000-00-00 |
| 4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 inches | 5.67 x 2.77 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.88 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Gray |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 270.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 280 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| ST Erricson NovaThor U8500 chipset | MediaTek MT6753 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | Mali-T720 MP3 GPU |
| 7.83 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.3 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.6 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | -- |
| 4.2 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1320mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2420mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 260 hours standby time 6.6 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.04 | 4.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Acer Liquid Z530S has a score of 60.4, which is a bit better than the Xperia U's overall score of 55. Both phones in this review work with Android OS, but Acer Liquid Z530S has 5.1 version and Xperia U has Android 4.0 version, giving you a lot of extra features. Acer Liquid Z530S is a much heavier but notably thinner device than the Xperia U.
The Acer Liquid Z530S counts with a processing unit that is just as good as the Xperia U one, because although the Acer Liquid Z530S has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM. Acer Liquid Z530S has a little bit better looking screen than Xperia U, because it has a little bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of display, a way higher 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and a lot bigger display.
Acer Liquid Z530S captures better photos and videos than Sony Xperia U, because it has a way better video definition and a back-facing camera with a way better resolution. Acer Liquid Z530S counts with a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Xperia U, because it has 24 GB more internal memory.
Acer Liquid Z530S features a really longer battery performance than Xperia U, because it has 2420mAh of battery capacity instead of 1320mAh.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, Acer Liquid Z530S is also cheaper than the other phone.
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