Acer DX960 vs Nokia N900

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: 34 g lighter

    DX960:
    147 g
    N900:
    181 g
  • Screen diagonal

    DX960: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    DX960:
    2.8 in
    N900:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    DX960: 1 mm thinner

    DX960:
    17 mm
    N900:
    18 mm
  • Height

    DX960: 4.9 mm shorter

    DX960:
    106 mm
    N900:
    110.9 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
  2. 2. N900

    Height:
    110.9 mm +4.9 mm versus DX960
    Width:
    59.8 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +1 mm versus DX960

Weight

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

  1. 1. DX960

    147 g

  2. 2. N900

    181 g

    +34 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. N900

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

N900 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

N900: Original memory entry

32 GB · 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. N900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 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

    +210 mAh versus N900

  2. 2. N900

    1320 mAh

Specifications

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1. DX9602. N900

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for DX960, N900.
SpecificationDX960N900
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 181 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 640 px
  • 800 x 480 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
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Maemo 5
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 3430
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for DX960, N900.
SpecificationDX960N900
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 52.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for DX960, N900.
SpecificationDX960N900
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@25fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for DX960, N900.
SpecificationDX960N900
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX530
General specs
General specs — specifications for DX960, N900.
SpecificationDX960N900
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2009
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to10 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 24 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for DX960, N900.
SpecificationDX960N900
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Mini-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
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • DLNA
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.80 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for DX960, N900.
SpecificationDX960N900
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for DX960, N900.
SpecificationDX960N900
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD/DivX player -TV-out -PDF document viewer -Photo editor