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Acer DX900 vs Samsung i520

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Acer DX900

Acer DX900

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Samsung i520

Samsung i520

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Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

  • Weighti520: 48 g lighteri520: 99 g · DX900: 147 g
  • Widthi520: 10 mm narroweri520: 50.5 mm · DX900: 60.5 mm
  • Screen diagonali520: 0.5 in smaller diagonali520: 2.3 in · DX900: 2.8 in
  • DepthDX900: 0.9 mm thinnerDX900: 17 mm · i520: 17.9 mm
  • Heighti520: 4.3 mm shorteri520: 101.7 mm · DX900: 106 mm
  • Release year2009 / 2007DX900: 2009 · i520: 2007

Physical size

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

Front
DX900: 106 × 60.5 mm 1 i520: 101.7 × 50.5 mm 2
Side
DX900: 106 × 17 mm 1 i520: 101.7 × 17.9 mm 2
  1. 1. DX900
    Height
    106 mm+4.3 mm versus i520
    Width
    60.5 mm+10 mm versus i520
    Depth
    17 mm
    Weight
    147 g
  2. 2. i520
    Height
    101.7 mm
    Width
    50.5 mm
    Depth
    17.9 mm+0.9 mm versus DX900
    Weight
    99 g
Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. DX900147 g

    +48 g versus i520

  2. 2. i52099 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

Screen size
DX900: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 1 i520: 2.3 in, 4:3, About 16.4 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. DX900 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. i520 2.3 in · 4:3 About 16.4 cm² rectangular area

DX900 has approximately 48.2% more rectangular screen area than i520.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

DX900: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

i520: Original memory entry

35 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. DX900

NFC
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack
See details panorama
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. i520

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. DX9001530 mAh

    +580 mAh versus i520

  2. 2. i520950 mAh

Specifications

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1. DX9002. i520

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDX900i520
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 101.7 Х 50.5 Х 17.9 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 99 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 640 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 35 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • Series 60 v3.1 UI
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 2430
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationDX900i520
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 16.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 31.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 174 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDX900i520
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDX900i520
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • 330 MHz ARM 1136
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR MBX
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDX900i520
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2007
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 140 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to10 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDX900i520
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 1.8 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDX900i520
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • External touch keys
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDX900i520
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Voice memo -Voice mail -Organizer

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