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Acer beTouch T500 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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.

  • WeightMDA Basic: 20 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · beTouch T500: 130 g
  • WidthbeTouch T500: 1 mm narrowerbeTouch T500: 58 mm · MDA Basic: 59 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 0.4 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · beTouch T500: 3.2 in
  • DepthbeTouch T500: 2.5 mm thinnerbeTouch T500: 13.5 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 13.5 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · beTouch T500: 118.5 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2009beTouch T500: 2010 · MDA Basic: 2009

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
beTouch T500: 118.5 × 58 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
beTouch T500: 118.5 × 13.5 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. beTouch T500
    Height
    118.5 mm+13.5 mm versus MDA Basic
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    13.5 mm
    Weight
    130 g
  2. 2. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm+1 mm versus beTouch T500
    Depth
    16 mm+2.5 mm versus beTouch T500
    Weight
    110 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. beTouch T500130 g

    +20 g versus MDA Basic

  2. 2. MDA Basic110 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
beTouch T500: 3.2 in, 3:2, About 30.5 cm² rectangular area 1 MDA Basic: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. beTouch T500 3.2 in · 3:2 About 30.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. MDA Basic 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area

beTouch T500 has approximately 25.6% more rectangular screen area than MDA Basic.

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.

beTouch T500: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB

MDA Basic: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

Practical features

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

1. beTouch T500

NFC
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack
See details panorama
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. MDA Basic

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 capacity

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

  1. 1. beTouch T5001500 mAh

    +400 mAh versus MDA Basic

  2. 2. MDA Basic1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. beTouch T5002. MDA Basic

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationbeTouch T500MDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 118.5 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android-based OPhone 1.5
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • panorama
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationbeTouch T500MDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • Super AMOLED
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 44.4%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationbeTouch T500MDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationbeTouch T500MDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • Super AMOLED
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs
SpecificationbeTouch T500MDA Basic
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationbeTouch T500MDA Basic
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
  • TD-SCDMA
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationbeTouch T500MDA Basic
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationbeTouch T500MDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player