i-mate PDA2 vs Mitac MIO 8870

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

    MIO 8870: 70 g lighter

    PDA2:
    190 g
    MIO 8870:
    120 g
  • Width

    MIO 8870: 20 mm narrower

    PDA2:
    69 mm
    MIO 8870:
    49 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MIO 8870: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    PDA2:
    3.5 in
    MIO 8870:
    2.2 in
  • Depth

    PDA2: 2 mm thinner

    PDA2:
    19 mm
    MIO 8870:
    21 mm
  • Height

    MIO 8870: 20 mm shorter

    PDA2:
    130 mm
    MIO 8870:
    110 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. PDA2

    Height:
    130 mm +20 mm versus MIO 8870
    Width:
    69 mm +20 mm versus MIO 8870
    Depth:
    19 mm
  2. 2. MIO 8870

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    21 mm +2 mm versus PDA2

Weight

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

  1. 1. PDA2

    190 g

    +70 g versus MIO 8870

  2. 2. MIO 8870

    120 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. PDA2

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    37.9 cm²
  2. 2. MIO 8870

    MIO 8870: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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.

PDA2: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

MIO 8870: Original memory entry

32 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. PDA2

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

2. MIO 8870

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC/SD · up to 1 GB

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. PDA2

    1300 mAh

    +250 mAh versus MIO 8870

  2. 2. MIO 8870

    1050 mAh

Specifications

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1. PDA22. MIO 8870

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for PDA2, MIO 8870.
SpecificationPDA2MIO 8870
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 130 Х 69 Х 19 mm
  • 110 Х 49 Х 21 mm
Weight
  • 190 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 176 x 220 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
  • 32 MB
Memory card support
  • MMC/SDIO
  • up to 2 GB
  • MMC/SD
  • up to 1 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE Smartphone
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for PDA2, MIO 8870.
SpecificationPDA2MIO 8870
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 37.9 cm2
  • 15.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Unknown
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.3%
  • 28.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 114 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for PDA2, MIO 8870.
SpecificationPDA2MIO 8870
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for PDA2, MIO 8870.
SpecificationPDA2MIO 8870
Processor CPU
  • Intel Xscale PXA272 520 MHz
  • Intel PXA262 200 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for PDA2, MIO 8870.
SpecificationPDA2MIO 8870
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2004
  • Q4
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 100 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for PDA2, MIO 8870.
SpecificationPDA2MIO 8870
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • v.1.2
  • No
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for PDA2, MIO 8870.
SpecificationPDA2MIO 8870
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Animated screensavers -Color backgrounds
Other features
Other features — specifications for PDA2, MIO 8870.
SpecificationPDA2MIO 8870
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -MP3/MP4 player -PDF
  • PPT viewer -Voice memo
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo