Icemobile Crystal vs Philips D833

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: 11.1 mm narrower

    Crystal:
    56.2 mm
    D833:
    67.3 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Crystal: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Crystal:
    3.5 in
    D833:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    D833: 1 mm thinner

    Crystal:
    13.1 mm
    D833:
    12.1 mm
  • Height

    Crystal: 16.5 mm shorter

    Crystal:
    111.5 mm
    D833:
    128 mm
  • Release year

    Crystal:
    2011
    D833:
    2013

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 mm versus D833
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. D833

    Height:
    128 mm +16.5 mm versus Crystal
    Width:
    67.3 mm +11.1 mm versus Crystal
    Depth:
    12.1 mm
    Weight:
    163 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. D833

    Screen diagonal:
    4.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    52.6 cm²

D833 has approximately 50.9% more rectangular screen area than Crystal.

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

D833: Original memory entry

4 GB

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. D833

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. Crystal

    1050 mAh

  2. 2. D833

    2400 mAh

    +1350 mAh versus Crystal

Specifications

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1. Crystal2. D833

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Crystal, D833.
SpecificationCrystalD833
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111.5 Х 56.2 Х 13.1 mm
  • 128 Х 67.3 Х 12.1 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 163 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB + 256 MB
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6516
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Crystal, D833.
SpecificationCrystalD833
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 52.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 55.6%
  • 61.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 133 PPI
  • 217 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Crystal, D833.
SpecificationCrystalD833
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Crystal, D833.
SpecificationCrystalD833
Processor CPU
  • 416 MHz
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Crystal, D833.
SpecificationCrystalD833
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2013
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black/Gray
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 17 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Crystal, D833.
SpecificationCrystalD833
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Crystal, D833.
SpecificationCrystalD833
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Crystal, D833.
SpecificationCrystalD833
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV app -Organizer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input Trackball -Flashlight
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity