Acer M900 vs Motorola Q8

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

    Q8: 73 g lighter

    M900:
    188 g
    Q8:
    115 g
  • Width

    M900: 2 mm narrower

    M900:
    62 mm
    Q8:
    64 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Q8: 1.4 in smaller diagonal

    M900:
    3.8 in
    Q8:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Q8: 5.6 mm thinner

    M900:
    17.1 mm
    Q8:
    11.5 mm
  • Height

    Q8: 3 mm shorter

    M900:
    119 mm
    Q8:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    M900:
    2009
    Q8:
    2005

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. M900

    Height:
    119 mm +3 mm versus Q8
    Width:
    62 mm
    Depth:
    17.1 mm +5.6 mm versus Q8
  2. 2. Q8

    Height:
    116 mm
    Width:
    64 mm +2 mm versus M900
    Depth:
    11.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. M900

    188 g

    +73 g versus Q8

  2. 2. Q8

    115 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. M900

    Screen diagonal:
    3.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    41.1 cm²
  2. 2. Q8

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

M900 has approximately 130.4% more rectangular screen area than Q8.

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.

M900: Original memory entry

Super AMOLED

Q8: Original memory entry

40 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. M900

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

2. Q8

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSDIO · 128 MB included

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. M900

    1530 mAh

    +360 mAh versus Q8

  2. 2. Q8

    1170 mAh

Specifications

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1. M9002. Q8

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for M900, Q8.
SpecificationM900Q8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 119 Х 62 Х 17.1 mm
  • 116 Х 64 Х 11.5 mm
Weight
  • 188 g
  • 115 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.8" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • Super AMOLED
  • 40 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • miniSDIO
  • 128 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1170 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for M900, Q8.
SpecificationM900Q8
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 41.1 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.7%
  • 24.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 246 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for M900, Q8.
SpecificationM900Q8
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for M900, Q8.
SpecificationM900Q8
Processor CPU
  • 533 MHz Samsung S3C 6410
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for M900, Q8.
SpecificationM900Q8
Release date
  • 2009
  • February
  • 2005
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 250 EUR
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 470 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for M900, Q8.
SpecificationM900Q8
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Mini-SIM)Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • miniUSB 1.1
Bluetooth
  • microUSB 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.43 W/kg (head) 0.92 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for M900, Q8.
SpecificationM900Q8
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • 5-way navigation button -Downloadable wallpaper and screensavers
  • WiFi 802.11b/g through miniSDIO (optional)
Other features
Other features — specifications for M900, Q8.
SpecificationM900Q8
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted) Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Voice memo -Voice dial - Also known as MOTO Q gsm