Samsung Galaxy S3 mini vs Acer Liquid Z3

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini vs Acer Liquid Z3 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 mini and Acer Liquid Z3 run at the same processing speed of 1.0 GHz.


Display: Samsung Galaxy S3 mini offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Acer Liquid Z3 offers 3.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S3 mini the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S3 mini features a Super AMOLED display compared to Acer Liquid Z3's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S3 mini the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S3 mini offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Acer Liquid Z3 offers 3 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S3 mini better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Both Samsung Galaxy S3 mini and Acer Liquid Z3 offer the same 1500 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Acer Liquid Z3 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S3 mini offers 16 GB, making Acer Liquid Z3 the better option for storage.

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Summary

Release Date

14 Nov, 2012
16 Sep, 2013

Performance

ST-Ericsson NovaThor
MediaTek MT6572
(upto 1 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
1 GB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

4 inches (10.16 cm)
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)
Super AMOLED
TFT
480x800 px
320x480 px

Rear Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera
3 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

0.3 MP
N/A

Battery

1500 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

16 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

4/5
(3 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8420
MediaTek MT6572

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz
Dual core, 1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400
Mali-400

RAM

1 GB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

Super AMOLED
TFT

Screen Size

4 inches  (10.16 cm)
3.5 inches  (8.89 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
320x480 px

Pixel Density

233 ppi
165 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

59.41 %
55.77 %

Design

Height

121.55 mm
109 mm

Width

63 mm
60 mm

Thickness

9.90 mm
10.4 mm

Weight

120 grams
120 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
3 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels
2048 x 1536 Pixels

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 25
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1500 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 7.83(3G) / Up to 14.16(2G)
Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4
Yes v3.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

N/A
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Applications

Document Viewer
N/A