Motorola A1200 vs Motorola EM30

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

    EM30: 22 g lighter

    A1200:
    122 g
    EM30:
    100 g
  • Width

    A1200: 1.3 mm narrower

    A1200:
    51.7 mm
    EM30:
    53 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    EM30: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    A1200:
    2.4 in
    EM30:
    2 in
  • Depth

    EM30: 10.9 mm thinner

    A1200:
    21.5 mm
    EM30:
    10.6 mm
  • Height

    A1200: 19.3 mm shorter

    A1200:
    95.7 mm
    EM30:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    A1200:
    2005
    EM30:
    2008

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. A1200

    Height:
    95.7 mm
    Width:
    51.7 mm
    Depth:
    21.5 mm +10.9 mm versus EM30
  2. 2. EM30

    Height:
    115 mm +19.3 mm versus A1200
    Width:
    53 mm +1.3 mm versus A1200
    Depth:
    10.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. A1200

    122 g

    +22 g versus EM30

  2. 2. EM30

    100 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.

  1. 1. A1200

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. EM30

    Screen diagonal:
    2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    12.4 cm²

A1200 has approximately 44% more rectangular screen area than EM30.

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.

Practical features

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

1. A1200

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

2. EM30

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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. A1200

    850 mAh

  2. 2. EM30

    970 mAh

    +120 mAh versus A1200

Specifications

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1. A12002. EM30

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for A1200, EM30.
SpecificationA1200EM30
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 95.7 Х 51.7 Х 21.5 mm
  • 115 Х 53 Х 10.6 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 100 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 850 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • Linux / Java-based MOTOMAGX
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for A1200, EM30.
SpecificationA1200EM30
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 12.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.1%
  • 20.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 200 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for A1200, EM30.
SpecificationA1200EM30
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • QCIF
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for A1200, EM30.
SpecificationA1200EM30
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale 312MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for A1200, EM30.
SpecificationA1200EM30
Release date
  • 2005
  • December
  • 2008
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 60 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for A1200, EM30.
SpecificationA1200EM30
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • No
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • No
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.60 W/kg (head) 0.71 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for A1200, EM30.
SpecificationA1200EM30
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting and speech recognition (Chi & Eng)
  • Screensavers and wallpapers -Downloadable logos
Other features
Other features — specifications for A1200, EM30.
SpecificationA1200EM30
Dop
  • MP3/MP4/AAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo editor -Voice dial/memo - Also known as Motorola MING
  • MP3/AAC player -Organizer -Voice dial -Voice memo