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Acer DX900 vs Sony Ericsson W960

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Acer DX900

Acer DX900

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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.

  • WeightW960: 28 g lighterW960: 119 g · DX900: 147 g
  • WidthW960: 5.5 mm narrowerW960: 55 mm · DX900: 60.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalW960: 0.2 in smaller diagonalW960: 2.6 in · DX900: 2.8 in
  • DepthW960: 1 mm thinnerW960: 16 mm · DX900: 17 mm
  • HeightDX900: 3 mm shorterDX900: 106 mm · W960: 109 mm
  • Release year2009 / 2007DX900: 2009 · W960: 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 W960: 109 × 55 mm 2
Side
DX900: 106 × 17 mm 1 W960: 109 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. DX900
    Height
    106 mm
    Width
    60.5 mm+5.5 mm versus W960
    Depth
    17 mm+1 mm versus W960
    Weight
    147 g
  2. 2. W960
    Height
    109 mm+3 mm versus DX900
    Width
    55 mm
    Depth
    16 mm
    Weight
    119 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. DX900147 g

    +28 g versus W960

  2. 2. W960119 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 W960: 2.6 in, 4:3, About 20.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. DX900 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. W960 2.6 in · 4:3 About 20.9 cm² rectangular area

DX900 has approximately 16% more rectangular screen area than W960.

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

W960: Original memory entry

8 GB · 128 MB RAM

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. W960

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
No

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

    +630 mAh versus W960

  2. 2. W960900 mAh

Specifications

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1. DX9002. W960

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDX900W960
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 109 Х 55 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 119 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.6" 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
  • 8 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationDX900W960
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 34.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDX900W960
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 320p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDX900W960
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDX900W960
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2007
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Vinyl Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to10 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 370 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDX900W960
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
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDX900W960
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Handwriting recognition -Wallpapers
  • screensavers
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDX900W960
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • Walkman Touch player -TrackID music recognition -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo

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