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Acer DX960 vs BLU Dash 3.5

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Acer DX960

Acer DX960

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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.

  • WeightDash 3.5: 37 g lighterDash 3.5: 110 g · DX960: 147 g
  • WidthDX960: 1.5 mm narrowerDX960: 60.5 mm · Dash 3.5: 62 mm
  • Screen diagonalDX960: 0.7 in smaller diagonalDX960: 2.8 in · Dash 3.5: 3.5 in
  • DepthDash 3.5: 5.5 mm thinnerDash 3.5: 11.5 mm · DX960: 17 mm
  • HeightDX960: 9 mm shorterDX960: 106 mm · Dash 3.5: 115 mm
  • Release year2009 / 2012DX960: 2009 · Dash 3.5: 2012

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
DX960: 106 × 60.5 mm 1 Dash 3.5: 115 × 62 mm 2
Side
DX960: 106 × 17 mm 1 Dash 3.5: 115 × 11.5 mm 2
  1. 1. DX960
    Height
    106 mm
    Width
    60.5 mm
    Depth
    17 mm+5.5 mm versus Dash 3.5
    Weight
    147 g
  2. 2. Dash 3.5
    Height
    115 mm+9 mm versus DX960
    Width
    62 mm+1.5 mm versus DX960
    Depth
    11.5 mm
    Weight
    110 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. DX960147 g

    +37 g versus Dash 3.5

  2. 2. Dash 3.5110 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
DX960: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 1 Dash 3.5: 3.5 in, 3:2, About 36.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. DX960 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Dash 3.5 3.5 in · 3:2 About 36.5 cm² rectangular area

Dash 3.5 has approximately 50.2% 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

Dash 3.5: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 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. DX960

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

2. Dash 3.5

NFC
Unknown
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 capacity

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

  1. 1. DX9601530 mAh

    +230 mAh versus Dash 3.5

  2. 2. Dash 3.51300 mAh

Specifications

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1. DX9602. Dash 3.5

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDX960Dash 3.5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 115 Х 62 Х 11.5 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 640 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDX960Dash 3.5
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 51.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDX960Dash 3.5
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDX960Dash 3.5
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDX960Dash 3.5
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2012
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to10 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDX960Dash 3.5
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-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
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDX960Dash 3.5
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDX960Dash 3.5
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player -DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer/editor -Photo viewer/editor D161 Single SIM D171 Dual SIM