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Apple iPhone 5 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

 
Brief information about compared phones: Apple iPhone 5 , T-Mobile MDA Basic

Apple iPhone 5 2012 year of release. cpu Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based). screen 4". with resolution 640x1136. Smartphone has 1 megapixel front camera and 8 megapixel main camera .

T-Mobile MDA Basic 2009 year of release. cpu 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S. screen 2.8". with resolution 240x320. Smartphone has 2 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology LED-backlit IPS LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen resistive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 65K
Screen size 4" inch 2.8" inch
Screen area 44.1 cm2 24.3 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 60.8% 39.2%
Screen resolution 640 x 1136 px 240 x 320 px
PPI /points per inch/ 326 PPI 143 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 8 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Camera specs 8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2'', 1.4µm, AF 2 MP
Functions Face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video 720p@30fps Yes
Front camera, selfie 1.2 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 35mm (standard)
Performance Operating system OS iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 10.3.3 Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Apple A6 (32 nm) TI OMAP 850
Processor CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based) 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
External memory No microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16/32/64 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR2 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Antutu 7 score 13215
General specs Release date 2012, September 2009, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 123.8 Х 58.6 Х 7.6 mm 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight 112 g 110 g
Colors Black/Slate, White/Silver Gray
Battery 1440 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 340 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 225 h (2G) / Up to 225 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G) Music play - Up to 40 h Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Mini-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - GSM A1428  CDMA 800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - GSM A1428  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA A1429 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100), 17(700) - GSM A1428  LTE 700 / 850 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 - CDMA A1429  LTE 850 / 1800 / 2100 - GSM A1429 Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 10
Edge Yes Class 10
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS No
NFC
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector miniUSB
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, LE 2.0, A2DP
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head)     1.18 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head)     0.90 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others 16-bit/44.1kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features Dop Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Siri natural language commands and dictation - Supported LTE Networks Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy iPhone 5
Reasons to buy MDA Basic
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSD (dedicated slot) GB