Acer DX960 vs BlackBerry Motion

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: 20 g lighter

    DX960:
    147 g
    Motion:
    167 g
  • Width

    DX960: 15 mm narrower

    DX960:
    60.5 mm
    Motion:
    75.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    DX960: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

    DX960:
    2.8 in
    Motion:
    5.5 in
  • Depth

    Motion: 8.9 mm thinner

    DX960:
    17 mm
    Motion:
    8.1 mm
  • Height

    DX960: 49.8 mm shorter

    DX960:
    106 mm
    Motion:
    155.8 mm
  • Release year

    DX960:
    2009
    Motion:
    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 +8.9 mm versus Motion
  2. 2. Motion

    Height:
    155.8 mm +49.8 mm versus DX960
    Width:
    75.5 mm +15 mm versus DX960
    Depth:
    8.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. DX960

    147 g

  2. 2. Motion

    167 g

    +20 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. Motion

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

Motion has approximately 243.5% 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

Motion: Original memory entry

32 GB · 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. Motion

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 512 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. Motion

    4000 mAh

    +2470 mAh versus DX960

Specifications

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1. DX9602. Motion

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for DX960, Motion.
SpecificationDX960Motion
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 155.8 Х 75.5 Х 8.1 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 167 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5.5" 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
  • 32 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 4000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for DX960, Motion.
SpecificationDX960Motion
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 82.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 70.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 403 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for DX960, Motion.
SpecificationDX960Motion
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 12 MP
  • PDAF
  • f/2.0
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 1.125 um
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for DX960, Motion.
SpecificationDX960Motion
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 506
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 60123
General specs
General specs — specifications for DX960, Motion.
SpecificationDX960Motion
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2017
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 390 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to10 h
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • aluminum frame
  • plastic back
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for DX960, Motion.
SpecificationDX960Motion
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Single SIM (Nano-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 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 19(800)
  • 20(800)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 32(1500)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - BBD100-6 (EU
  • Global) LTE band 2(1900)
  • 29(700)
  • 30(2300)
  • 66(1700/2100) - BBD100-2 (USA)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BDS2
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for DX960, Motion.
SpecificationDX960Motion
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for DX960, Motion.
SpecificationDX960Motion
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)