i-mate PDA2 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: 45 g lighter

    PDA2:
    190 g
    Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Width

    Atom Life: 11 mm narrower

    PDA2:
    69 mm
    Atom Life:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Atom Life: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    PDA2:
    3.5 in
    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Atom Life: 1 mm thinner

    PDA2:
    19 mm
    Atom Life:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 24 mm shorter

    PDA2:
    130 mm
    Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    PDA2:
    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. PDA2

    Height:
    130 mm +24 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    69 mm +11 mm versus Atom Life
    Depth:
    19 mm +1 mm versus Atom Life
  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. PDA2

    190 g

    +45 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. PDA2

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

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

PDA2 has approximately 68% 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.

PDA2: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

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. PDA2

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC/SDIO · 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. PDA2

    1300 mAh

  2. 2. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +230 mAh versus PDA2

Specifications

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1. PDA22. Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for PDA2, Atom Life.
SpecificationPDA2Atom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 130 Х 69 Х 19 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 190 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" 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.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • MMC/SDIO
  • up to 2 GB
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 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 PDA2, Atom Life.
SpecificationPDA2Atom Life
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 37.9 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 42.3%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 114 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for PDA2, Atom Life.
SpecificationPDA2Atom 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 PDA2, Atom Life.
SpecificationPDA2Atom Life
Processor CPU
  • Intel Xscale PXA272 520 MHz
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for PDA2, Atom Life.
SpecificationPDA2Atom Life
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2007
  • January
Colors Unknown
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 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 PDA2, Atom Life.
SpecificationPDA2Atom 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
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • v.1.2
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for PDA2, Atom Life.
SpecificationPDA2Atom Life
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
Other features
Other features — specifications for PDA2, Atom Life.
SpecificationPDA2Atom Life
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -MP3/MP4 player -PDF
  • PPT viewer -Voice memo
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input