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alcatel Pop Star vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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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.

    • WidthMDA Basic: 12.5 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Pop Star: 71.5 mm
    • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 2.2 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · Pop Star: 5 in
    • ChipsetMediatek MT6580 (28 nm) / TI OMAP 850Pop Star: Mediatek MT6580 (28 nm) · MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850
    • DepthPop Star: 7.4 mm thinnerPop Star: 8.6 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
    • HeightMDA Basic: 36 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Pop Star: 141 mm
    • Release year2015 / 2009Pop Star: 2015 · 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
    Pop Star: 141 × 71.5 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
    Side
    Pop Star: 141 × 8.6 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
    1. 1. Pop Star
      Height
      141 mm
      Width
      71.5 mm
      Depth
      8.6 mm
      Weight
      Unknown
    2. 2. MDA Basic
      Height
      105 mm
      Width
      59 mm
      Depth
      16 mm
      Weight
      110 g

    Specifications

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    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials
    SpecificationPop StarMDA Basic
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 141 Х 71.5 Х 8.6 mm
    • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
    Weight
    • 0 g
    • 110 g
    Technology Unknown
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 5" inch
    • 2.8" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 720 x 1280 px
    • 240 x 320 px
    Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 8 GB
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 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.
    • 2000 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 1100 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
    • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
    Chipset
    • Mediatek MT6580 (28 nm)
    • TI OMAP 850
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • No
    Display
    Display
    SpecificationPop StarMDA Basic
    Touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    • resistive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 65K
    Screen area
    • 68.9 cm2
    • 24.3 cm2
    Screen format
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 68.4%
    • 39.2%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 294 PPI
    • 143 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video
    SpecificationPop StarMDA Basic
    Rear camera, main
    • 8 MP
    • Single
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 8 MP
    • AF
    • 2 MP
    Functions
    • LED flash
    		 Unknown
    Video
    • 1080p@30fps
    • Yes
    Front camera, selfie
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 0 MP,
    Specifications
    • 5 MP
    		 Unknown
    Performance
    Performance
    SpecificationPop StarMDA Basic
    Processor CPU
    • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
    • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
    Graphics processor GPU
    • Mali-400MP2
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs
    SpecificationPop StarMDA Basic
    Release date
    • 2015
    • September
    • 2009
    • January
    Colors
    • Black
    • White
    • Silver
    • Gold
    • Gray
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 566 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 12 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
    • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity
    SpecificationPop StarMDA Basic
    SIM card
    • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
    • dual stand-by)
    • Mini-SIM
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
    		 Unknown
    Speed
    • HSPA
    		 Unknown
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Class 10
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Class 10
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
    • Wi-Fi Direct
    • hotspot
    • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • No
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • miniUSB
    Bluetooth
    • 4.0
    • A2DP
    • 2.0
    • A2DP
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio
    SpecificationPop StarMDA Basic
    Radio
    • FM radio
    • No
    Others Unknown
    • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
    Other features
    Other features
    SpecificationPop StarMDA Basic
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • proximity - Also known as Alcatel Pop Star (3G)
    • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player