Icemobile Crystal vs Motorola Q8

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: 7.8 mm narrower

    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
    Q8:
    64 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Q8: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

    Crystal:
    3.5 in
    Q8:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Q8: 1.6 mm thinner

    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
    Q8:
    11.5 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 4.5 mm shorter

    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
    Q8:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    Crystal:
    2011
    Q8:
    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 +1.6 mm versus Q8
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. Q8

    Height:
    116 mm +4.5 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    64 mm +7.8 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    11.5 mm
    Weight:
    115 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. Q8

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

Crystal has approximately 95.5% more rectangular screen area than Q8.

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

Q8: Original memory entry

40 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. Crystal

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

2. Q8

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSDIO · 128 MB included

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. Q8

    1170 mAh

    +120 mAh versus Crystal

Specifications

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1. Crystal2. Q8

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Crystal, Q8.
SpecificationCrystalQ8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
  • 116 Х 64 Х 11.5 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 115 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
  • 40 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSDIO
  • 128 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1170 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6516
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Crystal, Q8.
SpecificationCrystalQ8
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.6%
  • 24.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 133 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Crystal, Q8.
SpecificationCrystalQ8
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Crystal, Q8.
SpecificationCrystalQ8
Processor CPU
  • 416 MHz
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Crystal, Q8.
SpecificationCrystalQ8
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2005
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 150 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Crystal, Q8.
SpecificationCrystalQ8
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB 1.1
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Crystal, Q8.
SpecificationCrystalQ8
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation button -Downloadable wallpaper and screensavers
  • WiFi 802.11b/g through miniSDIO (optional)
Other features
Other features — specifications for Crystal, Q8.
SpecificationCrystalQ8
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Voice memo -Voice dial - Also known as MOTO Q gsm