Acer DX960 vs LG Joy

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

    Joy: 19 g lighter

    DX960:
    147 g
    Joy:
    128 g
  • Width

    DX960: 3.5 mm narrower

    DX960:
    60.5 mm
    Joy:
    64 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    DX960: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    DX960:
    2.8 in
    Joy:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Joy: 5.1 mm thinner

    DX960:
    17 mm
    Joy:
    11.9 mm
  • Height

    DX960: 16.7 mm shorter

    DX960:
    106 mm
    Joy:
    122.7 mm
  • Release year

    DX960:
    2009
    Joy:
    2015

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 +5.1 mm versus Joy
  2. 2. Joy

    Height:
    122.7 mm +16.7 mm versus DX960
    Width:
    64 mm +3.5 mm versus DX960
    Depth:
    11.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. DX960

    147 g

    +19 g versus Joy

  2. 2. Joy

    128 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. Joy

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

Joy has approximately 87.6% 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

Joy: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 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. Joy

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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. DX960

    1530 mAh

  2. 2. Joy

    1900 mAh

    +370 mAh versus DX960

Specifications

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1. DX9602. Joy

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for DX960, Joy.
SpecificationDX960Joy
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 122.7 Х 64 Х 11.9 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 128 g
Technology
  • TFT
Unknown
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4" 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
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
  • 1900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8210 Snapdragon 200 (28 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for DX960, Joy.
SpecificationDX960Joy
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 58.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for DX960, Joy.
SpecificationDX960Joy
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for DX960, Joy.
SpecificationDX960Joy
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 302
General specs
General specs — specifications for DX960, Joy.
SpecificationDX960Joy
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2015
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Dark Blue
  • White
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 518 h (2G) / Up to 641 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for DX960, Joy.
SpecificationDX960Joy
SIM card
  • 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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 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 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
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 1.25 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for DX960, Joy.
SpecificationDX960Joy
Radio
  • panorama
  • FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for DX960, Joy.
SpecificationDX960Joy
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • Sensors Accelerometer Also known as LG Joy H220