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Acer DX960 vs Pantech Discover

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.

  • WeightDiscover: 12 g lighterDiscover: 135 g · DX960: 147 g
  • WidthDX960: 8.1 mm narrowerDX960: 60.5 mm · Discover: 68.6 mm
  • Screen diagonalDX960: 2 in smaller diagonalDX960: 2.8 in · Discover: 4.8 in
  • DepthDiscover: 7.9 mm thinnerDiscover: 9.1 mm · DX960: 17 mm
  • HeightDX960: 28.2 mm shorterDX960: 106 mm · Discover: 134.2 mm
  • Release year2009 / 2013DX960: 2009 · Discover: 2013

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 Discover: 134.2 × 68.6 mm 2
Side
DX960: 106 × 17 mm 1 Discover: 134.2 × 9.1 mm 2
  1. 1. DX960
    Height
    106 mm
    Width
    60.5 mm
    Depth
    17 mm+7.9 mm versus Discover
    Weight
    147 g
  2. 2. Discover
    Height
    134.2 mm+28.2 mm versus DX960
    Width
    68.6 mm+8.1 mm versus DX960
    Depth
    9.1 mm
    Weight
    135 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. DX960147 g

    +12 g versus Discover

  2. 2. Discover135 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 Discover: 4.8 in, 16:9, About 63.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. DX960 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Discover 4.8 in · 16:9 About 63.5 cm² rectangular area

Discover has approximately 161.6% 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

Discover: Original memory entry

16 GB (13 GB user available) · 1 GB 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. Discover

NFC
Yes
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
  2. 2. Discover2100 mAh

    +570 mAh versus DX960

Specifications

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1. DX9602. Discover

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDX960Discover
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 60.5 Х 17 mm
  • 134.2 Х 68.6 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 147 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 640 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 16 GB (13 GB user available)
  • 1 GB 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
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationDX960Discover
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 63.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 37.9%
  • 69.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 306 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDX960Discover
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 12.6 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 12.6 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDX960Discover
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 225
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDX960Discover
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2013
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 370 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to10 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 430 h Talking time- Up to 10 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDX960Discover
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 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700)
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 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • DLNA
  • 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
SpecificationDX960Discover
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDX960Discover
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player Also known as Acer Tempo DX900
  • Acer Tempo X960
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - For AT&T