Mitac MIO 8870 vs Motorola A780

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.

  • Weight

    MIO 8870: 21 g lighter

    MIO 8870:
    120 g
    A780:
    141 g
  • Width

    MIO 8870: 4 mm narrower

    MIO 8870:
    49 mm
    A780:
    53 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MIO 8870: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    MIO 8870:
    2.2 in
    A780:
    2.5 in
  • Depth

    MIO 8870: 3 mm thinner

    MIO 8870:
    21 mm
    A780:
    24 mm
  • Height

    A780: 4 mm shorter

    MIO 8870:
    110 mm
    A780:
    106 mm

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 +4 mm versus A780
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    21 mm
  2. 2. A780

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    53 mm +4 mm versus MIO 8870
    Depth:
    24 mm +3 mm versus MIO 8870

Weight

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

  1. 1. MIO 8870

    120 g

  2. 2. A780

    141 g

    +21 g versus MIO 8870

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. A780

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 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

A780: Original memory entry

48 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. MIO 8870

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

2. A780

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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. MIO 8870

    1050 mAh

    +270 mAh versus A780

  2. 2. A780

    780 mAh

Specifications

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1. MIO 88702. A780

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for MIO 8870, A780.
SpecificationMIO 8870A780
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 49 Х 21 mm
  • 106 Х 53 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 141 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 176 x 220 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 MB
  • 48 MB
Memory card support
  • MMC/SD
  • up to 1 GB
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 780 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE Smartphone
  • Linux
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for MIO 8870, A780.
SpecificationMIO 8870A780
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 15.2 cm2
  • 19.4 cm2
Screen format Unknown
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.3%
  • 34.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 160 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for MIO 8870, A780.
SpecificationMIO 8870A780
Rear camera, main
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for MIO 8870, A780.
SpecificationMIO 8870A780
Processor CPU
  • Intel PXA262 200 MHz
  • 312 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for MIO 8870, A780.
SpecificationMIO 8870A780
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2004
  • Q3
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 100 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- 110 h - 180 h Talking time- 3 h - 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for MIO 8870, A780.
SpecificationMIO 8870A780
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
USB
  • Proprietary
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • No
  • 1.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for MIO 8870, A780.
SpecificationMIO 8870A780
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Animated screensavers -Color backgrounds
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for MIO 8870, A780.
SpecificationMIO 8870A780
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo
  • MP3 player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -SyncML -Voice dial