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Acer DX960 vs Acer Liquid

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    Liquid: 12 g lighter

    DX960:
    147 g
    Liquid:
    135 g
  • Width

    DX960: 2 mm narrower

    DX960:
    60.5 mm
    Liquid:
    62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    DX960: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    DX960:
    2.8 in
    Liquid:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Liquid: 4.5 mm thinner

    DX960:
    17 mm
    Liquid:
    12.5 mm
  • Height

    DX960: 9 mm shorter

    DX960:
    106 mm
    Liquid:
    115 mm

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.

  1. 1. DX960

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    60.5 mm
    Depth:
    17 mm +4.5 mm versus Liquid
  2. 2. Liquid

    Height:
    115 mm +9 mm versus DX960
    Width:
    62.5 mm +2 mm versus DX960
    Depth:
    12.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. DX960

    147 g

    +12 g versus Liquid

  2. 2. Liquid

    135 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.

  1. 1. DX960

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. Liquid

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²

Liquid has approximately 43.6% more rectangular screen area than DX960.

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.

DX960: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

Liquid: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

Practical features

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

1. DX960

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

2. Liquid

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. DX960

    1530 mAh

    +180 mAh versus Liquid

  2. 2. Liquid

    1350 mAh

Specifications

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1. DX9602. Liquid

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for DX960, Liquid.
SpecificationDX960Liquid
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 115 Х 62.5 Х 12.5 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 640 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm QSD8250 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for DX960, Liquid.
SpecificationDX960Liquid
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 48.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for DX960, Liquid.
SpecificationDX960Liquid
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@20fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • Super AMOLED
Performance
Performance — specifications for DX960, Liquid.
SpecificationDX960Liquid
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • 768 MHz Scorpion
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for DX960, Liquid.
SpecificationDX960Liquid
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2009
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Dark red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 90 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to10 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for DX960, Liquid.
SpecificationDX960Liquid
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.11 W/kg (head) 0.35 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for DX960, Liquid.
SpecificationDX960Liquid
Radio
  • panorama
  • panorama
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for DX960, Liquid.
SpecificationDX960Liquid
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input