alcatel Idol Mini vs T-Mobile MDA Compact V

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

  Idol Mini: 21 g lighter

  Idol Mini:

  96 g

  MDA Compact V:

  117 g

• Width

  MDA Compact V: 8.9 mm narrower

  Idol Mini:

  62 mm

  MDA Compact V:

  53.1 mm

• Screen diagonal

  MDA Compact V: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

  Idol Mini:

  4.3 in

  MDA Compact V:

  3.2 in

• Chipset

  Idol Mini:

  Mediatek MT6572 (28 nm)

  MDA Compact V:

  Qualcomm MSM7200A

• Depth

  Idol Mini: 5.8 mm thinner

  Idol Mini:

  7.9 mm

  MDA Compact V:

  13.7 mm

• Height

  MDA Compact V: 19.2 mm shorter

  Idol Mini:

  127.1 mm

  MDA Compact V:

  107.9 mm

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. Idol Mini

   Height:

   127.1 mm +19.2 mm versus MDA Compact V

   Width:

   62 mm +8.9 mm versus MDA Compact V

   Depth:

   7.9 mm

2. 2. MDA Compact V

   Height:

   107.9 mm

   Width:

   53.1 mm

   Depth:

   13.7 mm +5.8 mm versus Idol Mini

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. Idol Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

2. 2. MDA Compact V

   Screen diagonal:

   3.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   29.1 cm²

Idol Mini has approximately 74.9% more rectangular screen area than MDA Compact V.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.