Icemobile Crystal vs Mitac MIO A701

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.

  • Width

    Crystal: 2.8 mm narrower

    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
    MIO A701:
    59 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MIO A701: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Crystal:
    3.5 in
    MIO A701:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Crystal: 8.9 mm thinner

    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
    MIO A701:
    22 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 5.5 mm shorter

    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
    MIO A701:
    117 mm
  • Release year

    Crystal:
    2011
    MIO A701:
    2005

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. Crystal

    Height:
    111.5 mm
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    13.1 mm
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. MIO A701

    Height:
    117 mm +5.5 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    59 mm +2.8 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    22 mm +8.9 mm versus Crystal
    Weight:
    150 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. Crystal

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. MIO A701

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

Crystal has approximately 54.4% more rectangular screen area than MIO A701.

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.

Crystal: Original memory entry

512 MB + 256 MB

MIO A701: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB 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. Crystal

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)

2. MIO A701

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC/SD · up to 2 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. Crystal

    1050 mAh

  2. 2. MIO A701

    1300 mAh

    +250 mAh versus Crystal

Specifications

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1. Crystal2. MIO A701

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Crystal, MIO A701.
SpecificationCrystalMIO A701
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
  • 117 Х 59 Х 22 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC/SD
  • up to 2 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6516
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Crystal, MIO A701.
SpecificationCrystalMIO A701
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.6%
  • 32.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 133 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Crystal, MIO A701.
SpecificationCrystalMIO A701
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Crystal, MIO A701.
SpecificationCrystalMIO A701
Processor CPU
  • 416 MHz
  • Intel PXA270 520 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Crystal, MIO A701.
SpecificationCrystalMIO A701
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2005
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Crystal, MIO A701.
SpecificationCrystalMIO A701
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 1.0
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Crystal, MIO A701.
SpecificationCrystalMIO A701
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition -5 way navigation key
Other features
Other features — specifications for Crystal, MIO A701.
SpecificationCrystalMIO A701
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight
  • Pocket Office -MP3/MP4 player -Organizer -Voice memo/dial