Category Breakdown
Acer Liquid Zest
ZTE Blade L5 Plus
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 ZTE Blade L5 Plus both feature a 5.0-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, offering similar visual quality.
- In terms of performance, both devices are equipped with a Mediatek MT6580 chipset and 1GB of RAM, but the Liquid Zest has a slightly higher CPU clock speed at 1.3 GHz compared to the Blade L5 Plus's 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7.
- The Liquid Zest has an 8 MP rear camera and a 5 MP front camera, while the Blade L5 Plus also has an 8 MP rear camera but a lower 2 MP front camera.
- Battery capacity is slightly higher in the Blade L5 Plus at 2150 mAh compared to the Liquid Zest's 2000 mAh.
- The Liquid Zest runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, while the Blade L5 Plus uses Android 5.1 Lollipop, indicating a more updated software experience for the former.
- The ZTE model is heavier at 160g compared to the 125g of the Acer device.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Acer Liquid Zest
ZTE Blade L5 Plus
General
Release Date
2016
2016
Announced
2016
2016
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 MT6580 (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 1GB 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, AF
Front Camera
5 MP
2 MP
Front Camera Details
5 MP
2 MP
Video Recording
1080p@30fps
Yes
Selfie Video
N/A
N/A
OIS
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
RAW Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
2000 mAh
2150 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Ion 2000 mAh, removable
Li-Ion 2150 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)
143 x 72 x 8.3 mm (5.63 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
Weight
125 g
160 g
Materials
N/A
N/A
Water Resistance
N/A
N/A
Colors
Black, White
Gray, White
Foldable
✗
✗
Connectivity
SIM
Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
HSPA 21.1/5.76 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, LE
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)
OS Version
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Security
Fingerprint
✗
✗
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Accelerometer, proximity
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes

