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Archos 50 Helium 4G 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: 50 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · 50 Helium 4G: 160 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 12.5 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · 50 Helium 4G: 71.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 2.7 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · 50 Helium 4G: 5.5 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) / TI OMAP 85050 Helium 4G: Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm) · MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850
  • Depth50 Helium 4G: 7 mm thinner50 Helium 4G: 9 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 40 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · 50 Helium 4G: 145 mm

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
50 Helium 4G: 145 × 71.5 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
50 Helium 4G: 145 × 9 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. 50 Helium 4G
    Height
    145 mm
    Width
    71.5 mm
    Depth
    9 mm
    Weight
    160 g
  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
Specification50 Helium 4GMDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145 Х 71.5 Х 9 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.5" 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 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
Specification50 Helium 4GMDA 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
  • 136 Х 66.5 Х 9.6 mm
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
Specification50 Helium 4GMDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
Specification50 Helium 4GMDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 305
Unknown
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 25349
Unknown
General specs
General specs
Specification50 Helium 4GMDA Basic
Release date
  • 2014
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 280 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
Specification50 Helium 4GMDA Basic
SIM card
  • Single SIM (Micro-SIM)Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 / 1800-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.37 W/kg (head) 0.89 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
Specification50 Helium 4GMDA Basic
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
Specification50 Helium 4GMDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player

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