HTC Windows Phone 8S vs MWg 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

    Windows Phone 8S: 32 g lighter

    Windows Phone 8S:
    113 g
    Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Width

    Atom Life: 5 mm narrower

    Windows Phone 8S:
    63 mm
    Atom Life:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Atom Life: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    Windows Phone 8S:
    4 in
    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Windows Phone 8S: 7.7 mm thinner

    Windows Phone 8S:
    10.3 mm
    Atom Life:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 14.5 mm shorter

    Windows Phone 8S:
    120.5 mm
    Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Windows Phone 8S:
    2012
    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. Windows Phone 8S

    Height:
    120.5 mm +14.5 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    63 mm +5 mm versus Atom Life
    Depth:
    10.3 mm
  2. 2. Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +7.7 mm versus Windows Phone 8S

Weight

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

  1. 1. Windows Phone 8S

    113 g

  2. 2. Atom Life

    145 g

    +32 g versus Windows Phone 8S

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. Windows Phone 8S

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. Atom Life

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

Windows Phone 8S has approximately 101.7% more rectangular screen area than 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.

Windows Phone 8S: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

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. Windows Phone 8S

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. 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. Windows Phone 8S

    1700 mAh

    +170 mAh versus Atom Life

  2. 2. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

Specifications

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1. Windows Phone 8S2. Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Windows Phone 8S, Atom Life.
SpecificationWindows Phone 8SAtom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 120.5 Х 63 Х 10.3 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 113 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • S-LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 8
  • upgradable to WP8 GDR3
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Windows Phone 8S, Atom Life.
SpecificationWindows Phone 8SAtom Life
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 60.0%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Windows Phone 8S, Atom Life.
SpecificationWindows Phone 8SAtom Life
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 720p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Windows Phone 8S, Atom Life.
SpecificationWindows Phone 8SAtom Life
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Krait
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 305
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Windows Phone 8S, Atom Life.
SpecificationWindows Phone 8SAtom Life
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2007
  • January
Colors
  • Domino
  • Fiesta Red
  • Atlantic Blue
  • High-Rise Gray
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Windows Phone 8S, Atom Life.
SpecificationWindows Phone 8SAtom Life
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 3.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR/ 4.0
  • LE after Amber update
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Windows Phone 8S, Atom Life.
SpecificationWindows Phone 8SAtom Life
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Beats Audio
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
Other features
Other features — specifications for Windows Phone 8S, Atom Life.
SpecificationWindows Phone 8SAtom Life
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage) -MP3/WAV/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input