Dell Aero vs Motorola A780

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

    Aero: 37 g lighter

    Aero:
    104 g
    A780:
    141 g
  • Width

    A780: 4.9 mm narrower

    Aero:
    57.9 mm
    A780:
    53 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A780: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Aero:
    3.5 in
    A780:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    Aero: 12.3 mm thinner

    Aero:
    11.7 mm
    A780:
    24 mm
  • Height

    A780: 16 mm shorter

    Aero:
    122 mm
    A780:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Aero:
    2010
    A780:
    2004

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. Aero

    Height:
    122 mm +16 mm versus A780
    Width:
    57.9 mm +4.9 mm versus A780
    Depth:
    11.7 mm
  2. 2. A780

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +12.3 mm versus Aero

Weight

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

  1. 1. Aero

    104 g

  2. 2. A780

    141 g

    +37 g versus Aero

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. Aero

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    33.8 cm²
  2. 2. A780

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

Aero has approximately 74.5% more rectangular screen area than A780.

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.

A780: Original memory entry

48 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. Aero

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. A780

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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. Aero

    1000 mAh

    +220 mAh versus A780

  2. 2. A780

    780 mAh

Specifications

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1. Aero2. A780

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Aero, A780.
SpecificationAeroA780
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 122 Х 57.9 Х 11.7 mm
  • 106 Х 53 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 104 g
  • 141 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded. Unknown
  • 48 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 780 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 1.5 (Cupcake)
  • Linux
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Aero, A780.
SpecificationAeroA780
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 33.8 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.8%
  • 34.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 210 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Aero, A780.
SpecificationAeroA780
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • CIF@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Aero, A780.
SpecificationAeroA780
Processor CPU
  • Marvell PXA310 624 MHz
  • 312 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Aero, A780.
SpecificationAeroA780
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2004
  • Q3
Colors
  • Black
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 230 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- 110 h - 180 h Talking time- 3 h - 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Aero, A780.
SpecificationAeroA780
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Aero, A780.
SpecificationAeroA780
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Aero, A780.
SpecificationAeroA780
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -QuickOffice document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - For AT&T
  • MP3 player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -SyncML -Voice dial