i-mate JAM 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

    Atom Life: 5 g lighter

    JAM:
    150 g
    Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Height

    Atom Life: 2 mm shorter

    JAM:
    108 mm
    Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    JAM:
    2004
    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. JAM

    Height:
    108 mm +2 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm
  2. 2. Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. JAM

    150 g

    +5 g versus Atom Life

  2. 2. Atom Life

    145 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

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

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

JAM has approximately 7.5% 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.

JAM: Original memory entry

64 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. JAM

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SDIO/MMC · up to 2 GB

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. JAM

    1200 mAh

  2. 2. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +330 mAh versus JAM

Specifications

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1. JAM2. Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for JAM, Atom Life.
SpecificationJAMAtom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 108 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 150 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.7" 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.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • SDIO/MMC
  • up to 2 GB
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for JAM, Atom Life.
SpecificationJAMAtom Life
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 38.8%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for JAM, Atom Life.
SpecificationJAMAtom Life
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 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 JAM, Atom Life.
SpecificationJAMAtom Life
Processor CPU
  • Intel PXA272 416 MHz
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for JAM, Atom Life.
SpecificationJAMAtom Life
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2007
  • January
Colors
  • Stylish black and silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 260 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for JAM, Atom Life.
SpecificationJAMAtom Life
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for JAM, Atom Life.
SpecificationJAMAtom Life
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
Other features
Other features — specifications for JAM, Atom Life.
SpecificationJAMAtom Life
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek S100
  • O2 XDA II mini and T-Mobile MDA Compact.
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input