Acer Liquid Zest vs. HTC U12 Life

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Acer Liquid Zest and HTC U12 Life. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Acer Liquid Zest vs. HTC U12 Life Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 145.7 mm 158.5 mm HTC U12 Life has greater height than Acer Liquid Zest.
Width 71.2 mm 75.4 mm HTC U12 Life has greater width than Acer Liquid Zest.
Depth 8.4 mm 8.3 mm HTC U12 Life is narrower than Acer Liquid Zest.
Weight 125 g 175 g Acer Liquid Zest is lighter than Acer Liquid Zest.
Body Colour Black Moonlight blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
Display Type LCD display -
Display Technology IPS -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6" HTC U12 Life has larger screen size than Acer Liquid Zest.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1280 x 720 pixels 2160 x 1080 pixels HTC U12 Life has better screen resolution than Acer Liquid Zest.
Display Format HD Full HD+
Aspect Ratio - 18:9
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
PROCESSOR Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
Processor Type (CPU) MediaTek Qualcomm Snapdragon 636
Processor Number MT6580 -
Clock Speed 1.3 GHz -
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core HTC U12 Life has higher processor core quantity than Acer Liquid Zest.
64-bit Architecture - Yes HTC U12 Life has 64-bit architecture.
MEMORY Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
RAM 1 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB HTC U12 Life has more RAM than Acer Liquid Zest.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 8 GB 64 GB HTC U12 Life has more internal memory than Acer Liquid Zest.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC - up to 32 GB microSDHC, microSDXC
CAMERA Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution 8 Megapixel 16 Megapixel HTC U12 Life has better camera resolution than Acer Liquid Zest.
Lens Aperture - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay - 10 sec
Special Effects - HDR, Bokeh effect
Camera Modes - Panorama
Light Source LED light Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions - 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Functions) - Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 5 Megapixel
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 13 Megapixel HTC U12 Life has better front camera resolution than Acer Liquid Zest.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Lens Type (Front) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.0
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face detection HTC U12 Life has face detection.
Light Source (Front) - LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
BATTERY AND CHARGING Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2000 mAh 3600 mAh HTC U12 Life has larger battery capacity than Acer Liquid Zest.
Standby Time 640 hours -
Talk Time 720 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk: up to 720 min
Standby: up to 640 hrs
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CELLULAR Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 3G 4G HTC U12 Life has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 8.1 Oreo
User Interface Acer Liquid UI HTC Sense
Navigation GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+ GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
4G LTE Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 40, 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 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, 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 Life has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, WebM
Sound Enhancements DTS Studio Sound -
FEATURES Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
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
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features - Power Saving Mode, Android Sensor Hub
OTHERS Acer Liquid Zest HTC U12 Life
Included Accessories Headset, power adapter Power adapter
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