i-mate PDAL vs Nokia 5250

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

    5250: 9 g lighter

    PDAL:
    116 g
    5250:
    107 g
  • Width

    5250: 7 mm narrower

    PDAL:
    56 mm
    5250:
    49 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    PDAL: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    PDAL:
    2.4 in
    5250:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    5250: 3 mm thinner

    PDAL:
    17 mm
    5250:
    14 mm
  • Height

    5250: 8 mm shorter

    PDAL:
    112 mm
    5250:
    104 mm
  • Release year

    PDAL:
    2006
    5250:
    2010

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. PDAL

    Height:
    112 mm +8 mm versus 5250
    Width:
    56 mm +7 mm versus 5250
    Depth:
    17 mm +3 mm versus 5250
  2. 2. 5250

    Height:
    104 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    14 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. PDAL

    116 g

    +9 g versus 5250

  2. 2. 5250

    107 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. PDAL

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. 5250

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    21.6 cm²

5250 has approximately 21.2% 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.

PDAL: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

5250: Original memory entry

51 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. PDAL

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

2. 5250

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (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. PDAL

    1100 mAh

    +100 mAh versus 5250

  2. 2. 5250

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. PDAL2. 5250

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for PDAL, 5250.
SpecificationPDAL5250
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 56 Х 17 mm
  • 104 Х 49 Х 14 mm
Weight
  • 116 g
  • 107 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 360 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
  • 51 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
  • Symbian
  • S60 rel. 5
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for PDAL, 5250.
SpecificationPDAL5250
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 21.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.4%
  • 42.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 262 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for PDAL, 5250.
SpecificationPDAL5250
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for PDAL, 5250.
SpecificationPDAL5250
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • 434 MHz ARM 11
General specs
General specs — specifications for PDAL, 5250.
SpecificationPDAL5250
Release date
  • 2006
  • November
  • 2010
  • August
Colors
  • Silver
  • Dark Grey
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Purple
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 220 EUR
  • 60 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 450 h Talking time- Up to 7 h 40 min Music play - Up to 24h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for PDAL, 5250.
SpecificationPDAL5250
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 32
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • 1.1
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 1.04 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.06 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for PDAL, 5250.
SpecificationPDAL5250
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for PDAL, 5250.
SpecificationPDAL5250
Dop
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -File manager
  • Ovi Music Unlimited in select countries -MP4/H.263 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input