Mitac MIO 8870 vs Motorola A1260

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

    MIO 8870: 5.5 mm narrower

    MIO 8870:
    49 mm
    A1260:
    54.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MIO 8870: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    MIO 8870:
    2.2 in
    A1260:
    3 in
  • Depth

    A1260: 2.5 mm thinner

    MIO 8870:
    21 mm
    A1260:
    18.5 mm
  • Height

    A1260: 3.1 mm shorter

    MIO 8870:
    110 mm
    A1260:
    106.9 mm
  • Release year

    MIO 8870:
    2004
    A1260:
    2010

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. MIO 8870

    Height:
    110 mm +3.1 mm versus A1260
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    21 mm +2.5 mm versus A1260
  2. 2. A1260

    Height:
    106.9 mm
    Width:
    54.5 mm +5.5 mm versus MIO 8870
    Depth:
    18.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. MIO 8870

    120 g

  2. 2. A1260

    120 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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. MIO 8870

    MIO 8870: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. A1260

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

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.

MIO 8870: Original memory entry

32 MB

A1260: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. MIO 8870

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details MMC/SD · up to 1 GB

2. A1260

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. MIO 8870

    1050 mAh

  2. 2. A1260

    1130 mAh

    +80 mAh versus MIO 8870

Specifications

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1. MIO 88702. A1260

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for MIO 8870, A1260.
SpecificationMIO 8870A1260
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 49 Х 21 mm
  • 106.9 Х 54.5 Х 18.5 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 176 x 220 px
  • 240 x 400 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 MB
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • MMC/SD
  • up to 1 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1130 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE Smartphone
  • Android 1.6 (Donut)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for MIO 8870, A1260.
SpecificationMIO 8870A1260
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 15.2 cm2
  • 25.6 cm2
Screen format Unknown
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.3%
  • 44.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 155 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for MIO 8870, A1260.
SpecificationMIO 8870A1260
Rear camera, main
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Video
  • Yes
  • CIF@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for MIO 8870, A1260.
SpecificationMIO 8870A1260
Processor CPU
  • Intel PXA262 200 MHz
  • Marvell PXA935 624 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for MIO 8870, A1260.
SpecificationMIO 8870A1260
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2010
  • November
Colors Unknown
  • Gray
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 100 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h Talking time- Up to 5 h 50 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for MIO 8870, A1260.
SpecificationMIO 8870A1260
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • No
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for MIO 8870, A1260.
SpecificationMIO 8870A1260
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Animated screensavers -Color backgrounds
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for MIO 8870, A1260.
SpecificationMIO 8870A1260
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input