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HTC Windows Phone 8X 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: 20 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · Windows Phone 8X: 130 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 7.2 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Windows Phone 8X: 66.2 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 1.5 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · Windows Phone 8X: 4.3 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus / TI OMAP 850Windows Phone 8X: Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus · MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850
  • DepthWindows Phone 8X: 5.9 mm thinnerWindows Phone 8X: 10.1 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 27.4 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Windows Phone 8X: 132.4 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
Windows Phone 8X: 132.4 × 66.2 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
Windows Phone 8X: 132.4 × 10.1 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. Windows Phone 8X
    Height
    132.4 mm
    Width
    66.2 mm
    Depth
    10.1 mm
    Weight
    130 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
SpecificationWindows Phone 8XMDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 132.4 Х 66.2 Х 10.1 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 130 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • S-LCD2
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.3" 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.
  • 16 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 8
  • upgradable to 8.1.1
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationWindows Phone 8XMDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 51.0 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 58.2%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 342 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationWindows Phone 8XMDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2.1 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationWindows Phone 8XMDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 225
Unknown
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 4210
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationWindows Phone 8XMDA Basic
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • California Blue
  • Graphite black
  • Flame red
  • Limelight Yellow
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationWindows Phone 8XMDA Basic
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700) - AT&T
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps (LTE for AT&T version)
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • 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
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.59 W/kg (head) 0.32 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationWindows Phone 8XMDA Basic
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationWindows Phone 8XMDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - OneDrive (15 GB cloud storage) -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer/editor -Video/photo editor -Voice memo/command/dial -Predictive text input - Previously known as HTC Accord
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player