Mitac MIO A501 vs Palm Treo 680

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 A501: 22 g lighter

    MIO A501:
    135 g
    Treo 680:
    157 g
  • Width

    Treo 680: 1.2 mm narrower

    MIO A501:
    59.6 mm
    Treo 680:
    58.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Treo 680: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    MIO A501:
    2.7 in
    Treo 680:
    2.5 in
  • Height

    MIO A501: 16.1 mm shorter

    MIO A501:
    95.7 mm
    Treo 680:
    111.8 mm
  • Release year

    MIO A501:
    2007
    Treo 680:
    2006

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 A501

    Height:
    95.7 mm
    Width:
    59.6 mm +1.2 mm versus Treo 680
    Depth:
    20.7 mm
  2. 2. Treo 680

    Height:
    111.8 mm +16.1 mm versus MIO A501
    Width:
    58.4 mm
    Depth:
    20.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. MIO A501

    135 g

  2. 2. Treo 680

    157 g

    +22 g versus MIO A501

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.

  1. 1. MIO A501

    Screen diagonal:
    2.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    22.6 cm²
  2. 2. Treo 680

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.2 cm²

MIO A501 has approximately 12% more rectangular screen area than Treo 680.

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 A501: Original memory entry

256 MB · 64 MB RAM

Treo 680: Original memory entry

64 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 A501

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD/MMC · SDIO

2. Treo 680

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD/MMC · up to 4 GB

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. MIO A5012. Treo 680

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for MIO A501, Treo 680.
SpecificationMIO A501Treo 680
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 95.7 Х 59.6 Х 20.7 mm
  • 111.8 Х 58.4 Х 20.3 mm
Weight
  • 135 g
  • 157 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB
Memory card support
  • SD/MMC
  • SDIO
  • SD/MMC
  • up to 4 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Windows Mobile 5 AKU3.3
  • Palm OS 5.4.9
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for MIO A501, Treo 680.
SpecificationMIO A501Treo 680
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 20.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.6%
  • 30.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 181 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for MIO A501, Treo 680.
SpecificationMIO A501Treo 680
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for MIO A501, Treo 680.
SpecificationMIO A501Treo 680
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • Intel PXA270 312 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for MIO A501, Treo 680.
SpecificationMIO A501Treo 680
Release date
  • 2007
  • Q4
  • 2006
  • October
Colors
  • Gray
  • Graphite
  • Crimson
  • Arctic
  • copper
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 210 EUR
  • 220 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for MIO A501, Treo 680.
SpecificationMIO A501Treo 680
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • No
USB
  • 1.1
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for MIO A501, Treo 680.
SpecificationMIO A501Treo 680
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -5 way joystick
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for MIO A501, Treo 680.
SpecificationMIO A501Treo 680
Dop
  • Car antenna connector -MP3/MP4 player -Organizer -Pocket Office -eUtility -E-viewer -Mio Menu -Customized Today screen -Voice memo/dial
  • Infrared port - Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -MP3 player -Organizer -Voice memo