Acer Liquid Z330

  • Released 2015, October
    142g, 9.6mm thickness
    Android 5.1
    8GB storage, microSD (dedicated slot) slot
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  • 4.5"
    480x854 pixels
  • 5MP
    Video recorder
  • 1GB RAM
    Snapdragon 210
  • 2000mAh
    Li-Ion

Acer Liquid Z330 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA
4G bands LTE (unspecified)
Speed HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Launch Announced 2015, September
Status Available. Released 2015, October
Body Dimensions 136 x 66.5 x 9.6 mm (5.35 x 2.62 x 0.38 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Micro-SIM) or Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~61.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~218 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU Adreno 304
Memory Card slot microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal 8GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 5 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video Yes
Selfie camera Single 5 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 DTS sound
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 430 h
Talk time Up to 11 h
Misc Colors Mystic Black, Pure White
Price About 110 EUR

Acer Liquid Z330 - User Reviews

  • Acer really should have stuck with making OEM computers instead of phones like this.

  • It is not recommended smartphone, now my phone is bootloop, stuck on logo. Never use the factory reset, or your phone will bootloop like mine.

  • got the z320 dual sim model. works pretty well except for the storage space, and the dual sims. mobile data and such only work with one sim physically in the phone meaning you cant just disable the second sim and have working mobile data. i can understand that i can only have one sim on a 3g/4g connection, but whats the point of having a dual sim phone if things dont work with 2 sims in the phone??? anyways have fun

  • If your phone stuck in a logo (in a boot loop) try to remove the battery to force it to shut-down. Then put the battery back in place in turn in on. The phone probably will "remap applications" (whatever it means), and then will boot up normally. Generally, the customized Android on that device is crappy, and you should flash it to "clean" Android.

  • How to reset or to bootloop my phone? stock on logo

  • oh shit, really?!

  • Well. I bought this phone about one year ago to replace my Xperia M, but... This phone is a mixed bag. First pros: Dual SIM, LTE, nice screen (I dont think about resolution), notification diode, LTE support, good GPS accuracy (with fast fix), works good with Android Auto and good audio quality now cons: very small amount of user available memory (about 1,3GB), poor cameras (both main and front), slow internal memory, lots of crapware. So... This phone runs quite smooth, but only if You DONT use background working apps. I don't use any messengers etc. The strange thing is that when You move app to SD Card, the icons of them are dissappearing from desktop. The system does not allow to install anything to SD Card, and also apps cannot access SD Card (i.e. Here Navigation) to write data there. So if You want to install offline maps the memory runs out very fast. Next the dialer. It is showing the favourite contacts by default instead of keypad. This is quite annoing. The camera is poor, even the old S3 Mini takes better photos, but remember, these photos are still better than most cheap "unknown" smartphones. Now the best. Notification diode is good, dual SIM is good (it allows to run LTE and 3G) and audio is good (when using headphones). I will not say anything about battery. When my son was using this phone it lasted up to 3-4 days (no cellular data used, only some WiFi), I am using this one for Navigation. Anyway, I advise that phone only for less requiring persons.

  • I bought this phone months ago. I'm not satisfied with the device. It's slow, the quality of camera sucks (especially front one), sometimes while using it, freezes then the screen becomes black and it goes to lock screen, often, when i need to call somebody, my phone freezes and it takes a lot of time until it starts working normal again,... I would not recommend buying this device. -.-

  • Worst. Phone. Ever. At least, the worst phone I ever dealt with. Fortunately it's only a 'backup' device I got through work, so I rarely need to use it for anything serious. But it's slow, laggy and the touchscreen sensitivity is a joke. Battery life is mediocre at best. On the software side, it's overloaded with bloatware; system updates are rare but it takes about 10 attempts to install one anyway. I realize it's a low end device, in contrast to my regular phone, but this thing really isn't doing any good for Acer's reputation.

  • the only cons : -bloatware

  • Bad performance... Only the speaker is good performance on this phone...

  • the only thing it does a decent job is its audio quality... the rest is just rubbish... rear cam sucks... laggy as hell... battery life is grrrrrr!!! this will be my first and last acer.. never consider them again

  • How about the video quality of the front facing cam? Is it bright enough to have a video call?

  • I agree with you.. very satisfied using this infinix x551 eventhough isnt 4G

  • I suggest the Infinix Note 2 X600. Its features are awesome at a very reasonable price.

  • why i cant turn on my location ?? pls help how can i turn on my location ..

  • Whenever I shutdown my device n open again my device star but it take time to start then there is popup come out android app restating wait a moment additional in my problem sometimes my phone freeze then go to live ck mode.pls make an update that fixs this

  • I had this prob too, have you found out why?

  • I put a second SIM card in for extra storage, but it won't switch on, anyone had this problem and what do I do....

  • I have a problem with this phone, sometimes while using it, the phone blinks, freezes then the screen becomes black and it goes to lock screen. Any suggestion on how can I fix this?

  • This phone can only open links from TXT and E-mail in the Android Browser. Then you have to cut the link from that, open the browser that IS synced with your laptop/desktop and then paste the link in that.

  • YES

  • Does this phone have LED notification?

  • As I bought it, I had the impression I had gotten a cheap wellworking phone. A bit short on memory, but after adding a 64MB micro SD card and moving as much as possible to the card, that has not been any issue. Although, it is really annoying to have the phone telling me it is out of storage space and it has a lot of unremovable acer apps installed... BUT The wifi is not working well. It will randomly fall off wifi networks and refuse to reconnect without a reboot. The screen suddenly started to mess up. Bad connection somewhere. Alarms and calls are coming, but no display and no response to the screen. As far as I know, the phone has not had any physical abuse - unless having the phone in the pocket and using it in slight rain counts as abuse - if that is the case I bought the wrong phone. Will not consider Acer again, seems to be bad buildquality (at least for my use) and a truckload of unremovable unusable crapware.

  • Guys, I'm looking for a phone that can access several simple features like attach/download a document/pic to email, grab & uber aplications, reading pdf, standard quality photo (just enough for my FB and IG), social media (only use FB, IG, and twitter), listening music ( I don't really picky about the sound. Just clear enough is fine by me) and a long-life battery. I took interest in this phone because of it affordable for me. But I read many complaints about the battery life. If I didn't use the LTE there's not many LTE area in my city, so I probably would use it very seldom), would the battery last longer? Or should I choose another phone (and maybe you can reccomend me)? Thx a lot guys.

  • Just bought Acer z330 phone and battery sucks. Drained within hours of full charge . no apps running , drops 100 to 80 within minutes .company does stand by product.

  • Got my phone on December of 2015, it seemed ok though, now my complaints about the fone.. :texting is slow, the keypad either lags or types up the wrong letter/number :screen is not that sensitive :apps are slow to open :after latest system update, photos insist on being saved on internal memory even after selecting sd card memory :Bluetooth/downloaded items are directly saved on internal memory, no option to save on sd card :after updating apps, you still have to transfer them back to sd card.

  • had a problem with camera..it kept saving photos on internal memory even i changed it on sd card...problem occured only when i updated it today...

  • Liquid Z630 doesn't light up when receiving messages. How do I fix this? Thanks!

  • Got mine few weeks ago, so far no problem, I bought extra memory card 32gb. I'm satisfied with its performance, all the games I download it's working well, good processor quad core, 1gigram A bit ok for me, 8gig... it would have been better if 16gb, camera is good because of autofocus, LTE works like charm, tried 2 LTE Sims globe and smart in good LTE location download speed 25mb upload is 23mb, it has system update Acer will automatically prompt on notificaton....and it's very affordable I rate this phone 8/10 on 4.5inch category

  • Hello.. can someone tell me.. this phone have manual option to chose 4G only or it automatic chose network...

  • Issue with date / time disappeared after wipe data/factory reset was done.

  • had my phone for 5 months and sad to say on the 2nd month of using my phone had a problem on receiving messages. Just to make it clear my sim didn't have any problems, I tried putting my sim to other phones but it didn't have any problems. please help me if you know what to do. o and I didn't have other choice but search for answers 'cause my stupid sister lost the box that has the warranty etc.

  • Had my phone four six weeks emergency calls only so chucked through the window and that cost me seventy quid too repair

  • Same with mine, I think it's normal

  • be sure you have register to an any surfing promos when using mobile data

  • Hi I just bought a new Acer liquid Z330, and I inserted the SIM card and I can text as per usual and use the wifi. But when I switch on the cellular data, I am unable to connect to the Internet. Does anyone know why and how to solve the problem? Please contact me as [email protected] if you know. This is impt. Thank you!

  • mine too has the same problem

  • When my phone is turned off / rebooted, the date and time sets back to jan 1 1970 12:00. I thought updates would resolve it but it didnt. Any feedback on this would be highly appteciated. Thanks.

  • When my phone is tu

  • yeah me too! my friend has acer too but she can exit her quick mode , when i tap exit and ok nothing happens. I think i have to reset my phone. just have to back up my apps. too much hassle. I just had my phone for like a week. grrrrr

  • is this phone has a setting that disablest the screen to light up when it is locked and received new messages? because everytime it received a new message it light up and accidentically touched in my pocket.

  • yes there are three slots at the back 2 for sims and 1 for the micro sd its dual sim and both slots are 4g capable... but you can only set 1 sim for 4g/3g connections at a time... its dual stand by which means both sims are active... battery is decent but wouldn't last you a day even if you use this phone casually (eg. data, wifi, calls, txts games etc..) hope this helps... cheers

  • Not enough ram and to meny apps but colours are good!

  • My problem is,why most of the time, i couldn't receive any text. im using go sms, whats the problem behind this ?? please help me thanks!!

  • Yes. Grrr

  • Mine did the same after the update. Amy, Phils

  • why i can't recieved any messages after installing GO SMS ? can somebody pls answer . i am from the phil also.

  • Tnx bro.

  • Bro, I updated my phone 2days ago but I can't notice any differrence. The camera is the same, as well as audio, UI etc... Maybe its just me, that's why I'm waiting for a feedback here.

  • Z330 won't update Showing debuggers has unexpected contents Status 7

  • Bro im from phil too.. What happen when you updated your phone ??

  • Tnx bro. BTW I'm from Phil too.

  • Why quick mode in acer liquid Z330 is won't exit I'm trying many times but still in quck mode please help me

  • Mine is slightly heating when charging, and i think its normal. Heating phones when excessively using Wi-Fi and playing games can cause your phone to heat up too. Then again, i think your phone is working pretty fine. :)

  • Hey, just happened to received an update too.. I am currently installing the updates now. Let you know further once the update is fully installed. -Philippines

  • It is completely normal for it to get hot! Even an iPhone 6s gets hot after using it for a bit or being on charge.

  • I received an update yesterday. Its size is 276 mb. Should i upgrade my system?.. Is anybody here already upgraded their phone ? What is the new upgrade brings to our phone? Pls answer. Tnx

  • My Z330 is slightly heating when im using it is that Ok? and also when charging pls help

  • I really don't understand why my Facebook, messenger and the other apps are loosing when I started to quit the updated system on my phone

  • Dates/Time settings are doing just fine if you do not update Acer's Liquid Z330. Reboot and Shutdown my Z330 a couple of times settings for dates/time are still intact. However, after I successfully install the updates, Dates/Time settings will automatically change to January 1, 1970 whenever you shutdown/reboot your phone. I think the update/s itself has a bug. Calling for Acer Technical Team here if any. Any suggestions/fix for this issue?

  • How many taps?? I mean I tapped it many times but still doesn't work

  • Thank u very much

  • Is this phone great for games?

  • Yes! But the camera isn't that good, still, this phone is a must

  • What format or file type of movie should I use for me to be able to watch it on phone?

  • What format or file type of the movie should I use for me to be able to watch it on phone?

  • How to make my SD card as the default storage.? Every time I transfer files via Bluetooth or share it, it always stored on the internal storage.. Help pls..

  • what will happen if you update the system? the system update is always notifying me

  • Decent performance... Only the camera is a disappointment to an otherwise decent handset... It's 5mp but the quality is like a VGA cam. Sucks big time!

  • my acer is on voice all the time cant get onto settings help

  • Help me to decide guys, is this phone worth to buy?

  • Hi, I would like to buy this Acer liquid Z330 dual sim phone but I have a few questions: Are there 2 sim slots + 1 separate memory card slot? Are the two sims available simultaneously? How does it work? Are the two sims 4G and 3G or only the first sim slot allow 3G and 4G? How long will the battery last in 2G without calling/texting? Thank you for your help!

  • It also has LTE 4G capable

  • I hope they can upgrade it to Android Marshmallow

  • Awesome specs, practically wise price, unique feautures

  • Quick Mode sucks!! Its annoying!

  • This is how to exit the Quick Mode:: Go to Settings, select "Apps" under "Device" section, then swipe towards the "All" section. Look for "Quick Mode" app then select Force Stop and press Clear Data. Go back to Home screen then very quickly press the Back (leftward triangle) button for several times until the screen leads you the option of exiting all running apps and goes back to the normal Home screen. I hope this helps. ;)

  • Try to update your system...

  • i will buy acer phones for the rest of my life. my cheap z330 is great.. it is better than the phones my friends have paid alot for

  • I have this issue, date and time resetting to 1970/01/01 on powering OFF/ON! Tried different settings (network provided) to no avail...

  • how to turn off the camera shutter souds?

  • yes it is

  • it is a removable battery...

  • i bought this phone yesterday and here's what i found out.. internal memory: 8GB - user available less than 3GB RAM: 1GB - user available 880MB SCREEN: great viewing angle.. even if u tilt the phone (left,right,up,down) u can clearly see the icons, etc without washing out the colors.. CAMERA: the worst camera i've ever had.. photos taken doesn't look like 5MP.. details suck.. colors are washed out.. i dont know why.. 5MP pics look like VGA.. photos are grainy and some parts are smoothened.. even if i downloaded Google camera.. same result.. supports multi window via "floating" apps which are movable and resizable.. no custom Acer UI.. u cant sort apps in the apps drawer.. great loudspeaker for music.. (DTS sound) PROBLEM: Acer QUICK MODE..!!! i cant exit quick mode if u go quick mode.. ended up with factory resetting the unit and i wont try quick mode again..! what do u expect from a Php 3,990 ($85.00) phone..? Zzzzz zzz zzz FINAL WORDS: cheap phone, great performance but stay away from CAMERA and QUICK MODE

  • is this phone has removable battery or not?? answer plss..

  • is this phone has removable battery or not?? answer plss..

  • its nc

  • i just bought my acerz330 when i tried its wifi i cant connect but when i used my samsung galaxy 5360 its easily connected

  • Is Acer Liquid z330 time and date resets automatically you turn it off ? thanks for the answer

  • Then look for Acer M330.

  • should have windoz 10