| Acer Liquid Metal | Samsung Wave 3 |
| Manufacture | Acer | Samsung |
| Model | Liquid Metal | Wave 3 |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | 135 gram | 122.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 115 x 63 x 14 | 126.00 x 64.00 x 10.00 |
| Operating System | Android | Bada |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 850/1900/2100 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
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| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | NA |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 5 megapixel, autofocus, face and blink detection, smile shot, geo tagging | 5 megapixel, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 3.6 inches | 4.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 480 | 480 |
| Display height | 800 | 800 |
| PPI | 259.15 | 233.24 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | Qualcomm MSM 7230 800 MHz | 1.4 GHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 512 MB. Expandable up to 32GB with microSD card | 3 GB. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, eAAC+, WAV, WMA | 1 |
| Java | | NA |
| Games | Yes | NA |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1500 mAh | 1500 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 550 | NA |
| Talktime (m) | 480 | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | Android HTML Webkit | Bada HTML5 |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | NA |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | NA |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |