Acer Liquid Zest
#5862
Honor 3C
#5928Category Breakdown
Acer Liquid Zest
Honor 3C
Performance
54.354.3
Camera
42.142.1
Display
70.570.5
Battery
43.543.5
Build
70.870.8
Overall
54.554.5
Summary
- The Acer Liquid Zest and Honor 3C both feature a 5.0-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, providing similar visual clarity.
- In terms of performance, the Liquid Zest is powered by a Mediatek MT6580 or MT6735 chipset, while the Honor 3C uses the MT6582, with both having 8GB of storage but differing in RAM, as the Honor offers 2GB compared to the Liquid Zest's 1GB.
- Both devices have an 8 MP rear camera capable of 1080p video recording and a 5 MP front camera.
- The Honor 3C has a slightly larger battery capacity at 2300 mAh compared to the Liquid Zest's 2000 mAh.
- Software-wise, the Liquid Zest runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, while the Honor 3C operates on an older Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with EMUI Lite 2, impacting the overall software experience.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Acer Liquid Zest
Honor 3C
General
Release Date
2016
2013
Announced
2016
2013
Description
Acer Liquid Zest Z525 with 3GAcer Liquid Zest 4G Z528 with 3G/LTE
N/A
Display
Size
5"
5"
Type
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
PPI
720
720
Refresh Rate
60Hz
60Hz
Peak Brightness
N/A
N/A
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
N/A
N/A
Performance
Chipset
Mediatek MT6580 - Z525Mediatek MT6735 - Z525
Mediatek MT6582 (28 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 1.3 GHz - Z525Quad-core 1.0 GHz - Z528
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU
Mali-400MP2 - Z525Mali-T720MP2 - Z528
Mali-400MP2
Memory
8GB 1GB RAM
8GB 2GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Camera
Main Camera
8 MP
8 MP
Main Camera Details
8 MP, f/2.0, AF
8 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), AF
Front Camera
5 MP
5 MP
Front Camera Details
5 MP
5 MP, f/2.4, 22mm (wide)
Video Recording
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps
Selfie Video
N/A
N/A
OIS
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
2000 mAh
2300 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable
Li-Po 2300 mAh, removable
Charging Details
N/A
N/A
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✗
✗
Build & Design
Dimensions
145.7 x 71.2 x 8.4 mm (5.74 x 2.80 x 0.33 in)
139.5 x 71.4 x 9.2 mm (5.49 x 2.81 x 0.36 in)
Weight
125 g
140 g
Materials
N/A
N/A
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
Black, White
White/Black
Foldable
✗
✗
Connectivity
SIM
Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
HSPA
5G
✗
✗
4G
✓
✗
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP
4.0, A2DP
NFC
✗
✗
USB
microUSB 2.0
microUSB 2.0
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS
GPS
Software
Operating System
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), EMUI Lite 2
OS Version
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean), EMUI Lite 2
Security
Fingerprint
✗
✗
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes