Acer Liquid Zest vs. HTC U12+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Acer Liquid Zest and HTC U12+. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Acer Liquid Zest vs. HTC U12+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.7 mm 156.6 mm HTC U12+ has greater height than Acer Liquid Zest.
Width 71.2 mm 73.9 mm HTC U12+ has greater width than Acer Liquid Zest.
Depth 8.4 mm 9.7 mm Acer Liquid Zest is narrower than Acer Liquid Zest.
Weight 125 g 188 g Acer Liquid Zest is lighter than Acer Liquid Zest.
Body Colour Black Flame red | Ceramic black
Protection - Dustproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes HTC U12+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value - 0.53 W/kg (body), 0.66 W/kg (head)
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
Display Type LCD display LCD display
Display Technology IPS Super LCD 6
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6" HTC U12+ has larger screen size than Acer Liquid Zest.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2880 x 1440 pixels HTC U12+ has better screen resolution than Acer Liquid Zest.
Display Format HD QHD+
Pixel Density - 537 ppi
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
HDR - Yes HTC U12+ has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Features - Display colour personalisation, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, HTC Edge Sense 2, Smart rotate, Smart dim, Smart display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Processor Number MT6580 -
Clock Speed 1.3 GHz 2.8 GHz HTC U12+ has higher clock speed than Acer Liquid Zest.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core HTC U12+ has higher processor core quantity than Acer Liquid Zest.
64-bit Architecture - Yes HTC U12+ has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
RAM 1 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB HTC U12+ has more RAM than Acer Liquid Zest.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 8 GB 64 GB HTC U12+ has more internal memory than Acer Liquid Zest.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC - up to 32 GB microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB
CAMERA Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 12 Megapixel HTC U12+ has better camera resolution than Acer Liquid Zest.
Sensor Type - BSI
Lens Type - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture - F/1.75
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) HTC U12+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Optical Zoom - 2x
Digital Zoom - 10x
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - HDR Boost
HDR Mode - HDR Boost 2
Camera Modes - Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Bokeh Mode, Auto Zoom
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U12+ has face detection.
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus, HTC UltraPixel Camera 4, Sonic Zoom, Audio Boost, 3D audio recording, AR sticker, 8MP still photos recording 4K video
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.6
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel HTC U12+ has better front camera resolution than Acer Liquid Zest.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - Live make-up, HDR Boost
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Selfie panorama, Bokeh Mode, Auto selfie
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) - Self timer up to 10 seconds, AR sticker
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) - F/2.0
BATTERY AND CHARGING Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2000 mAh 3500 mAh HTC U12+ has larger battery capacity than Acer Liquid Zest.
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 HTC U12+ has fast charging technology.
Standby Time 640 hours -
Talk Time 720 minutes 1428 minutes HTC U12+ has longer battery life when making calls than Acer Liquid Zest.
Run Time Details Talk: up to 720 min
Standby: up to 640 hrs
Talk: up to 1428 min
CELLULAR Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G HTC U12+ has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.0 Oreo
User Interface Acer Liquid UI HTC Sense
Intelligent Assistant - Google Assistant, HTC Sense Companion, Alexa
Navigation GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC - Yes HTC U12+ has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, LDAC, MP4, MID, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM
Sound Enhancements DTS Studio Sound HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition, HTC USonic with Active Noise Cancellation, Hi-Res audio certified, Hi-Res audio recording
FEATURES Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, edge sensor
Security Devices - Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - DLNA Certified, AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Face Unlock, Wi-Fi Miracast, MIMO technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, notification LED, Wi-Fi Calling, four microphones, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, MU-MIMO technology, Quiet ring on pick up, pressure sensitive buttons
OTHERS Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12+
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter Power adapter
Compliant Standards - IP68
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