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Micromax Canvas Turbo 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.

  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 2.2 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · Canvas Turbo: 5 in
  • ChipsetMediatek MT6589T (28 nm) / TI OMAP 850Canvas Turbo: Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm) · MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850
  • Release year2013 / 2009Canvas Turbo: 2013 · 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
MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. Canvas Turbo
    Height
    Unknown
    Width
    Unknown
    Depth
    Unknown
    Weight
    Unknown

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

  2. 2. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm
    Depth
    16 mm
    Weight
    110 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.

Screen size
Canvas Turbo: 5 in, 16:9, About 68.9 cm² rectangular area 1 MDA Basic: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Canvas Turbo 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. MDA Basic 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area

Canvas Turbo has approximately 183.9% more rectangular screen area than MDA Basic.

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.

Canvas Turbo: Original memory entry

16 GB (12.5 user available) · 2 GB RAM

MDA Basic: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 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. Canvas Turbo

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
No

2. MDA Basic

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Canvas Turbo2000 mAh

    +900 mAh versus MDA Basic

  2. 2. MDA Basic1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Canvas Turbo2. MDA Basic

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationCanvas TurboMDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • Х Х mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB (12.5 user available)
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2000 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6589T (28 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationCanvas TurboMDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio Unknown
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 441 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationCanvas TurboMDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 5 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationCanvas TurboMDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX544MP2
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationCanvas TurboMDA Basic
Release date
  • 2013
  • October
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 240 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 105 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationCanvas TurboMDA Basic
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationCanvas TurboMDA Basic
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationCanvas TurboMDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player