Acer DX960 vs Archos Diamond Alpha

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

    DX960: 8 g lighter

    DX960:
    147 g
    Diamond Alpha:
    155 g
  • Width

    DX960: 12 mm narrower

    DX960:
    60.5 mm
    Diamond Alpha:
    72.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    DX960: 2.4 in smaller diagonal

    DX960:
    2.8 in
    Diamond Alpha:
    5.2 in
  • Depth

    Diamond Alpha: 9.5 mm thinner

    DX960:
    17 mm
    Diamond Alpha:
    7.5 mm
  • Height

    DX960: 40.7 mm shorter

    DX960:
    106 mm
    Diamond Alpha:
    146.7 mm
  • Release year

    DX960:
    2009
    Diamond Alpha:
    2017

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 +9.5 mm versus Diamond Alpha
  2. 2. Diamond Alpha

    Height:
    146.7 mm +40.7 mm versus DX960
    Width:
    72.5 mm +12 mm versus DX960
    Depth:
    7.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. DX960

    147 g

  2. 2. Diamond Alpha

    155 g

    +8 g versus DX960

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. Diamond Alpha

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²

Diamond Alpha has approximately 207% 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

Diamond Alpha: Original memory entry

up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) · 512GB 4GB

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. Diamond Alpha

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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

  2. 2. Diamond Alpha

    2950 mAh

    +1420 mAh versus DX960

Specifications

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1. DX9602. Diamond Alpha

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for DX960, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationDX960Diamond Alpha
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 146.7 Х 72.5 Х 7.5 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 155 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 640 px
  • 1080 x 1920 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
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 2950 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for DX960, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationDX960Diamond Alpha
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 70.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for DX960, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationDX960Diamond Alpha
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 13 MP
  • 1/2.9''
  • 1.25µm
  • PDAF -13 MP B/W
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for DX960, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationDX960Diamond Alpha
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 510
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 73625
General specs
General specs — specifications for DX960, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationDX960Diamond Alpha
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2017
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 350 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to10 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 320 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for DX960, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationDX960Diamond Alpha
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • A2DP
  • Super AMOLED
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.76 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for DX960, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationDX960Diamond Alpha
Radio
  • panorama
  • panorama
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for DX960, Diamond Alpha.
SpecificationDX960Diamond Alpha
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - For Europe