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LG G4 Stylus vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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.

  • WeightMDA Basic: 53 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · G4 Stylus: 163 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 20.2 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · G4 Stylus: 79.2 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 2.9 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · G4 Stylus: 5.7 in
  • DepthG4 Stylus: 6.4 mm thinnerG4 Stylus: 9.6 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 49.3 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · G4 Stylus: 154.3 mm
  • Release year2015 / 2009G4 Stylus: 2015 · MDA Basic: 2009

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.

Front
G4 Stylus: 154.3 × 79.2 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
G4 Stylus: 154.3 × 9.6 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. G4 Stylus
    Height
    154.3 mm
    Width
    79.2 mm
    Depth
    9.6 mm
    Weight
    163 g
  2. 2. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm
    Depth
    16 mm
    Weight
    110 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationG4 StylusMDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 154.3 Х 79.2 Х 9.6 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 163 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.7" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM (H635
  • H540
  • H630D
  • H542)16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM (H631
  • MS631)
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 3000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.0 (Lollipop)
  • upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) H631
  • H635
  • H630D
  • MS631 -Mediatek MT6592M - H540
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationG4 StylusMDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 89.6 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 73.3%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 258 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationG4 StylusMDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.4
  • OIS
  • laser AF (H631
  • H540
  • H630D
  • MS631) -8 MP
  • laser AF (H635)
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • dual-LED flash (H631
  • H540
  • H630D
  • MS631)
  • LED flash (H635)
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationG4 StylusMDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 H631
  • H635
  • H630D
  • MS631 -Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7 - H540
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 306 H631
  • H635
  • H630D
  • MS631 -Mali-450MP4 - H540
Unknown
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 21252
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationG4 StylusMDA Basic
Release date
  • 2015
  • April
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Metallic Silver
  • Floral White
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 250 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 432 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 18 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationG4 StylusMDA Basic
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM - H631
  • H635
  • MS631
  • H542Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by) - H540
  • H630D
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - H631 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - H635
  • H540
  • H542 HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - MS631 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - H630D -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800) - H635 LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 12(700) - H631 LTE band 2(1900)
  • 5(850)
  • 12(700) - MS631 LTE band 2(1900)
  • 40(2300) - H630D
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationG4 StylusMDA Basic
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationG4 StylusMDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - Stylus - Versions: H631 (T-Mobile); MS631 (Metro PCS); H635 (EMEA); H540 (UAE); H630D (India); H542 (Mexico)
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player