Motorola A1200 vs Philips S388

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

    A1200: 14.5 g lighter

    A1200:
    122 g
    S388:
    136.5 g
  • Width

    A1200: 15.4 mm narrower

    A1200:
    51.7 mm
    S388:
    67.1 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A1200: 2.1 in smaller diagonal

    A1200:
    2.4 in
    S388:
    4.5 in
  • Depth

    S388: 12.4 mm thinner

    A1200:
    21.5 mm
    S388:
    9.1 mm
  • Height

    A1200: 35.3 mm shorter

    A1200:
    95.7 mm
    S388:
    131 mm
  • Release year

    A1200:
    2005
    S388:
    2014

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 +12.4 mm versus S388
  2. 2. S388

    Height:
    131 mm +35.3 mm versus A1200
    Width:
    67.1 mm +15.4 mm versus A1200
    Depth:
    9.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. A1200

    122 g

  2. 2. S388

    136.5 g

    +14.5 g versus A1200

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. S388

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²

S388 has approximately 213% more rectangular screen area than A1200.

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. S388

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. A1200

    850 mAh

  2. 2. S388

    1700 mAh

    +850 mAh versus A1200

Specifications

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1. A12002. S388

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for A1200, S388.
SpecificationA1200S388
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 95.7 Х 51.7 Х 21.5 mm
  • 131 Х 67.1 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 122 g
  • 136.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 850 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for A1200, S388.
SpecificationA1200S388
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.1%
  • 63.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for A1200, S388.
SpecificationA1200S388
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • QCIF
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for A1200, S388.
SpecificationA1200S388
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale 312MHz
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for A1200, S388.
SpecificationA1200S388
Release date
  • 2005
  • December
  • 2014
  • Q3
Colors
  • Black
  • Red
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for A1200, S388.
SpecificationA1200S388
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for A1200, S388.
SpecificationA1200S388
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting and speech recognition (Chi & Eng)
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for A1200, S388.
SpecificationA1200S388
Dop
  • MP3/MP4/AAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Photo editor -Voice dial/memo - Also known as Motorola MING
  • Sensors Accelerometer