Dell Mini 3i vs O2 XDA Atom Life

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.

  • Weight

    Mini 3i: 43 g lighter

    Mini 3i:
    102 g
    XDA Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Atom Life: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Mini 3i:
    3.5 in
    XDA Atom Life:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Mini 3i: 6.3 mm thinner

    Mini 3i:
    11.7 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    18 mm
  • Height

    XDA Atom Life: 16 mm shorter

    Mini 3i:
    122 mm
    XDA Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Mini 3i:
    2009
    XDA Atom Life:
    2007

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.

  1. 1. Mini 3i

    Height:
    122 mm +16 mm versus XDA Atom Life
    Width:
    58.4 mm
    Depth:
    11.7 mm
  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +6.3 mm versus Mini 3i

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Mini 3i

    102 g

  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    145 g

    +43 g versus Mini 3i

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. Mini 3i

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    33.8 cm²
  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    Screen diagonal:
    2.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    22.6 cm²

Mini 3i has approximately 49.6% more rectangular screen area than XDA Atom Life.

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.

Mini 3i: Original memory entry

256 MB

XDA Atom Life: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

Practical features

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

1. Mini 3i

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 4 GB included

2. XDA Atom Life

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Mini 3i

    1000 mAh

  2. 2. XDA Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +530 mAh versus Mini 3i

Specifications

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1. Mini 3i2. XDA Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Mini 3i, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationMini 3iXDA Atom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 122 Х 58.4 Х 11.7 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 102 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 4 GB included
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • OPhone OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Mini 3i, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationMini 3iXDA Atom Life
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 33.8 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.4%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 210 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Mini 3i, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationMini 3iXDA Atom Life
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Mini 3i, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationMini 3iXDA Atom Life
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Mini 3i, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationMini 3iXDA Atom Life
Release date
  • 2009
  • November
  • 2007
  • January
Colors
  • Passion Red
  • Oiled Bronze
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 230 EUR
  • 250 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 423 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 20 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Mini 3i, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationMini 3iXDA Atom Life
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Mini 3i, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationMini 3iXDA Atom Life
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Mini 3i, XDA Atom Life.
SpecificationMini 3iXDA Atom Life
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/e-AAC+/WMA player -Organizer -Voice memo - For China
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player