i-mate PDAL vs Lava A48

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.

• Width

  PDAL: 8 mm narrower

  PDAL:

  56 mm

  A48:

  64 mm

• Screen diagonal

  PDAL: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

  PDAL:

  2.4 in

  A48:

  4 in

• Depth

  A48: 7.1 mm thinner

  PDAL:

  17 mm

  A48:

  9.9 mm

• Height

  PDAL: 13.8 mm shorter

  PDAL:

  112 mm

  A48:

  125.8 mm

• Release year

  PDAL:

  2006

  A48:

  2016

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. PDAL

   Height:

   112 mm

   Width:

   56 mm

   Depth:

   17 mm +7.1 mm versus A48

2. 2. A48

   Height:

   125.8 mm +13.8 mm versus PDAL

   Width:

   64 mm +8 mm versus PDAL

   Depth:

   9.9 mm

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. PDAL

   Screen diagonal:

   2.4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   17.8 cm²

2. 2. A48

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

A48 has approximately 155.3% more rectangular screen area than PDAL.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.