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Acer DX960 vs Palm Pre

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.

  • WeightPre: 14 g lighterPre: 133 g · DX960: 147 g
  • WidthPre: 1 mm narrowerPre: 59.5 mm · DX960: 60.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalDX960: 0.3 in smaller diagonalDX960: 2.8 in · Pre: 3.1 in
  • HeightPre: 5.5 mm shorterPre: 100.5 mm · DX960: 106 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.

Front
DX960: 106 × 60.5 mm 1 Pre: 100.5 × 59.5 mm 2
Side
DX960: 106 × 17 mm 1 Pre: 100.5 × 16.9 mm 2
  1. 1. DX960
    Height
    106 mm+5.5 mm versus Pre
    Width
    60.5 mm+1 mm versus Pre
    Depth
    17 mm
    Weight
    147 g
  2. 2. Pre
    Height
    100.5 mm
    Width
    59.5 mm
    Depth
    16.9 mm
    Weight
    133 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. DX960147 g

    +14 g versus Pre

  2. 2. Pre133 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 Pre: 3.1 in, 3:2, About 28.6 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. DX960 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Pre 3.1 in · 3:2 About 28.6 cm² rectangular area

Pre has approximately 17.9% 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

Pre: Original memory entry

8 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. Pre

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
No

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

    +380 mAh versus Pre

  2. 2. Pre1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. DX9602. Pre

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDX960Pre
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 133 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.1" 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
  • 8 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Palm webOS
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDX960Pre
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 28.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 47.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 186 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDX960Pre
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • No
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDX960Pre
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDX960Pre
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2009
  • Februray
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to10 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDX960Pre
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 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP (headset support only)
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.94 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDX960Pre
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDX960Pre
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging