i-mate JAM Black vs Motorola A1200

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

    A1200: 38 g lighter

    JAM Black:
    160 g
    A1200:
    122 g
  • Width

    A1200: 6.3 mm narrower

    JAM Black:
    58 mm
    A1200:
    51.7 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A1200: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    JAM Black:
    2.8 in
    A1200:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    JAM Black: 3.5 mm thinner

    JAM Black:
    18 mm
    A1200:
    21.5 mm
  • Height

    A1200: 12.3 mm shorter

    JAM Black:
    108 mm
    A1200:
    95.7 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.

  1. 1. JAM Black

    Height:
    108 mm +12.3 mm versus A1200
    Width:
    58 mm +6.3 mm versus A1200
    Depth:
    18 mm
  2. 2. A1200

    Height:
    95.7 mm
    Width:
    51.7 mm
    Depth:
    21.5 mm +3.5 mm versus JAM Black

Weight

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

  1. 1. JAM Black

    160 g

    +38 g versus A1200

  2. 2. A1200

    122 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.

  1. 1. JAM Black

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. A1200

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

JAM Black has approximately 36.1% more rectangular screen area than A1200.

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.

JAM Black: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 MB 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. JAM Black

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SDIO/MMC

2. A1200

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

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. JAM Black

    1200 mAh

    +350 mAh versus A1200

  2. 2. A1200

    850 mAh

Specifications

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1. JAM Black2. A1200

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for JAM Black, A1200.
SpecificationJAM BlackA1200
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 108 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 95.7 Х 51.7 Х 21.5 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 122 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Unknown
Memory card support
  • SDIO/MMC
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 850 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
  • Linux
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for JAM Black, A1200.
SpecificationJAM BlackA1200
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 38.8%
  • 36.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for JAM Black, A1200.
SpecificationJAM BlackA1200
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • QCIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for JAM Black, A1200.
SpecificationJAM BlackA1200
Processor CPU
  • Intel Bulverde 416 MHz
  • Intel XScale 312MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for JAM Black, A1200.
SpecificationJAM BlackA1200
Release date
  • 2005
  • Q3
  • 2005
  • December
Colors
  • Stylish black
  • Black
  • Red
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 270 EUR
  • 160 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for JAM Black, A1200.
SpecificationJAM BlackA1200
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for JAM Black, A1200.
SpecificationJAM BlackA1200
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Handwriting and speech recognition (Chi & Eng)
Other features
Other features — specifications for JAM Black, A1200.
SpecificationJAM BlackA1200
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek S110
  • T-Mobile MDA Compact II.
  • MP3/MP4/AAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo editor -Voice dial/memo - Also known as Motorola MING