i-mate PDAL vs T-Mobile Prism

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

    PDAL: 9 g lighter

    PDAL:
    116 g
    Prism:
    125 g
  • Width

    PDAL: 4.2 mm narrower

    PDAL:
    56 mm
    Prism:
    60.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    PDAL: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

    PDAL:
    2.4 in
    Prism:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Prism: 4.8 mm thinner

    PDAL:
    17 mm
    Prism:
    12.2 mm
  • Height

    PDAL: 4.3 mm shorter

    PDAL:
    112 mm
    Prism:
    116.3 mm
  • Release year

    PDAL:
    2006
    Prism:
    2012

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
    Width:
    56 mm
    Depth:
    17 mm +4.8 mm versus Prism
  2. 2. Prism

    Height:
    116.3 mm +4.3 mm versus PDAL
    Width:
    60.2 mm +4.2 mm versus PDAL
    Depth:
    12.2 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. PDAL

    116 g

  2. 2. Prism

    125 g

    +9 g versus PDAL

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. Prism

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

Prism has approximately 104.5% 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

Prism: Original memory entry

512 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. Prism

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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

  2. 2. Prism

    1400 mAh

    +300 mAh versus PDAL

Specifications

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1. PDAL2. Prism

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for PDAL, Prism.
SpecificationPDALPrism
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 56 Х 17 mm
  • 116.3 Х 60.2 Х 12.2 mm
Weight
  • 116 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 320 x 480 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
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
  • Android 2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for PDAL, Prism.
SpecificationPDALPrism
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.4%
  • 52.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for PDAL, Prism.
SpecificationPDALPrism
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for PDAL, Prism.
SpecificationPDALPrism
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • 600 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for PDAL, Prism.
SpecificationPDALPrism
Release date
  • 2006
  • November
  • 2012
  • May
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 220 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for PDAL, Prism.
SpecificationPDALPrism
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 1.1
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for PDAL, Prism.
SpecificationPDALPrism
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for PDAL, Prism.
SpecificationPDALPrism
Dop
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -File manager
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input (Swype)