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Acer Liquid Zest

Acer Liquid Zest

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Lava X46

Lava X46

#5948

Category Breakdown

Acer Liquid Zest
Lava X46
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 Lava X46 both feature a 5.0-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, providing similar visual experiences.
  • In terms of performance, both devices are equipped with quad-core processors, but the Liquid Zest has a slight edge with a higher clock speed of 1.3 GHz compared to the X46's 1.3 GHz.
  • The camera specifications are identical, with both offering an 8 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front camera capable of 1080p video recording.
  • The Lava X46 has a larger battery capacity at 2500 mAh compared to the Liquid Zest's 2000 mAh, which may result in longer usage time.
  • Regarding software, the Liquid Zest runs Android 6.0, while the X46 initially comes with Android 5.1 but is upgradable to 6.0.
  • Build quality is comparable, with the Liquid Zest being slightly heavier at 125g and having slightly larger dimensions than the X46.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Acer Liquid Zest
Lava X46

General

Release Date

2016
2016

Announced

2016
2016

Description

Acer Liquid Zest Z525 with 3GAcer Liquid Zest 4G Z528 with 3G/LTE
For India

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
N/A

CPU

Quad-core 1.3 GHz - Z525Quad-core 1.0 GHz - Z528
Quad-core 1.3 GHz

GPU

Mali-400MP2 - Z525Mali-T720MP2 - Z528
N/A

Memory

8GB 1GB RAM
8GB 2GB RAM

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

microSDHC (dedicated slot)
microSDHC

Camera

Main Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Main Camera Details

8 MP, f/2.0, AF
8 MP

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Front Camera Details

5 MP
5 MP

Video Recording

1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Selfie Video

N/A
N/A

OIS

Night Mode

RAW Support

Battery

Capacity

2000 mAh
2500 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable
Li-Po 2500 mAh battery

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)
143 x 71.5 x 8.5 mm (5.63 x 2.81 x 0.33 in)

Weight

125 g
N/A

Materials

N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A

Colors

Black, White
Black

Foldable

Connectivity

SIM

Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE

Network Speed

HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps

5G

4G

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

OS Version

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android 5.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Security

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Accelerometer

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

Yes
Yes