Mitac MIO 8870 vs O2 XDA Argon

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: 80 g lighter

    MIO 8870:
    120 g
    XDA Argon:
    200 g
  • Width

    MIO 8870: 21 mm narrower

    MIO 8870:
    49 mm
    XDA Argon:
    70 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MIO 8870: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    MIO 8870:
    2.2 in
    XDA Argon:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    XDA Argon: 2.2 mm thinner

    MIO 8870:
    21 mm
    XDA Argon:
    18.8 mm
  • Height

    MIO 8870: 20 mm shorter

    MIO 8870:
    110 mm
    XDA Argon:
    130 mm
  • Release year

    MIO 8870:
    2004
    XDA Argon:
    2007

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
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    21 mm +2.2 mm versus XDA Argon
  2. 2. XDA Argon

    Height:
    130 mm +20 mm versus MIO 8870
    Width:
    70 mm +21 mm versus MIO 8870
    Depth:
    18.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. MIO 8870

    120 g

  2. 2. XDA Argon

    200 g

    +80 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. XDA Argon

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    37.9 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

XDA Argon: 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. MIO 8870

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

2. XDA Argon

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD

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. XDA Argon

    1300 mAh

    +250 mAh versus MIO 8870

Specifications

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1. MIO 88702. XDA Argon

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for MIO 8870, XDA Argon.
SpecificationMIO 8870XDA Argon
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 49 Х 21 mm
  • 130 Х 70 Х 18.8 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 200 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 3.5" 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
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • MMC/SD
  • up to 1 GB
  • SD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE Smartphone
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for MIO 8870, XDA Argon.
SpecificationMIO 8870XDA Argon
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 15.2 cm2
  • 37.9 cm2
Screen format Unknown
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.3%
  • 41.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 0 PPI
  • 114 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for MIO 8870, XDA Argon.
SpecificationMIO 8870XDA Argon
Rear camera, main
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 2 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for MIO 8870, XDA Argon.
SpecificationMIO 8870XDA Argon
Processor CPU
  • Intel PXA262 200 MHz
  • 32-bit Samsung SC3 2442 400 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for MIO 8870, XDA Argon.
SpecificationMIO 8870XDA Argon
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q4
  • 2007
  • May
Colors Unknown
  • Silver
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 100 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for MIO 8870, XDA Argon.
SpecificationMIO 8870XDA Argon
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • No
  • 2.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for MIO 8870, XDA Argon.
SpecificationMIO 8870XDA Argon
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Animated screensavers -Color backgrounds
  • Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for MIO 8870, XDA Argon.
SpecificationMIO 8870XDA Argon
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player - HTC Panda platform