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Google Pixel 3a XL vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel 3a XL , T-Mobile MDA Basic

Google Pixel 3a XL 2019 year of release. cpu Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver). screen 6". with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 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 OLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen resistive touchscreen
Display colors Type OLED 65K
Screen size 6" inch 2.8" inch
Screen area 92.9 cm2 24.3 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 76.3% 39.2%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 240 x 320 px
PPI /points per inch/ 402 PPI 143 PPI
Screen protection Asahi Dragontrail Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.2 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Camera specs 12.2 MP, f/1.8, 28mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, OIS, dual pixel PDAF 2 MP
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps Yes
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1.12µm
DxOMark Main Score 101
DxOMark Photo 104
DxOMark Video 95
Performance Operating system OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) TI OMAP 850
Processor CPU Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 615
External memory No microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 512GB 4GB 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Antutu 7 score 159321
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1614
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 5117
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6418
GeekBench 5 Single Core 348
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1324
General specs Release date 2019, May 2009, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.1 Х 76.1 Х 8.2 mm 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight 167 g 110 g
Colors Just Black, Clearly White, Purple-ish Gray
Battery 3700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 1100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 480 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Body build Front glass, plastic body
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Mini-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900   CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100   CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100), 71(600) Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 10
Edge Yes Class 10
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO No
NFC Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector miniUSB
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 2.0, A2DP
Music and Audio Radio No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others Always-on display TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging 18W -USB Power Delivery 2.0 - Versions: G020C, G020G, G020F Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel 3a XL
  • Screen 6"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy MDA Basic
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSD (dedicated slot) GB