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BLU Magic vs Motorola A3000

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

BLU Magic

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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.

  • WidthMagic: 2 mm narrowerMagic: 58 mm · A3000: 60 mm
  • Screen diagonalA3000: 0.4 in smaller diagonalA3000: 2.8 in · Magic: 3.2 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1 / Qualcomm ESM7206AMagic: Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1 · A3000: Qualcomm ESM7206A
  • HeightA3000: 2 mm shorterA3000: 109 mm · Magic: 111 mm
  • Release year2011 / 2009Magic: 2011 · A3000: 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
Magic: 111 × 58 mm 1 A3000: 109 × 60 mm 2
Side
Magic: 111 × 13.5 mm 1 A3000: 109 × 13.8 mm 2
  1. 1. Magic
    Height
    111 mm+2 mm versus A3000
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    13.5 mm
    Weight
    Unknown
  2. 2. A3000
    Height
    109 mm
    Width
    60 mm+2 mm versus Magic
    Depth
    13.8 mm
    Weight
    119 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
Magic: 3.2 in, 3:2, About 30.5 cm² rectangular area 1 A3000: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Magic 3.2 in · 3:2 About 30.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. A3000 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area

Magic has approximately 25.6% more rectangular screen area than A3000.

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.

Magic: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

A3000: Original memory entry

256 MB · 128 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Magic

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. A3000

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (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. Magic1450 mAh

    +320 mAh versus A3000

  2. 2. A30001130 mAh

Specifications

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1. Magic2. A3000

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationMagicA3000
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 109 Х 60 Х 13.8 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 119 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.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 256 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1130 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm ESM7206A
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationMagicA3000
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.4%
  • 37.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationMagicA3000
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 320p@18fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationMagicA3000
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
  • 400 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs
SpecificationMagicA3000
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 6 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationMagicA3000
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.31 W/kg (head) 1.33 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.93 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationMagicA3000
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features
SpecificationMagicA3000
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/MIDI/PCM/WMA -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Predictive text input
  • Pocket Office/Editor ) -MP3/WMA/MP4/WMV player -Voice memo -Predictive text input Trackball