Motorola A1210 vs O2 XDA Orion

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

    XDA Orion: 19 g lighter

    A1210:
    125 g
    XDA Orion:
    106 g
  • Width

    XDA Orion: 7.8 mm narrower

    A1210:
    53.8 mm
    XDA Orion:
    46 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Orion: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    A1210:
    2.8 in
    XDA Orion:
    2.2 in
  • Depth

    XDA Orion: 3 mm thinner

    A1210:
    20.5 mm
    XDA Orion:
    17.5 mm
  • Height

    A1210: 5.5 mm shorter

    A1210:
    102 mm
    XDA Orion:
    107.5 mm
  • Release year

    A1210:
    2009
    XDA Orion:
    2005

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. A1210

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    53.8 mm +7.8 mm versus XDA Orion
    Depth:
    20.5 mm +3 mm versus XDA Orion
  2. 2. XDA Orion

    Height:
    107.5 mm +5.5 mm versus A1210
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    17.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. A1210

    125 g

    +19 g versus XDA Orion

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    106 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. A1210

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    22.3 cm²
  2. 2. XDA Orion

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

A1210 has approximately 48.9% more rectangular screen area than XDA Orion.

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.

A1210: Original memory entry

30 MB

XDA Orion: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 64 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. A1210

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)

2. XDA Orion

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

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. A1210

    1130 mAh

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    1150 mAh

    +20 mAh versus A1210

Specifications

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1. A12102. XDA Orion

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for A1210, XDA Orion.
SpecificationA1210XDA Orion
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 102 Х 53.8 Х 20.5 mm
  • 107.5 Х 46 Х 17.5 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 106 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 2.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 400 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 30 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1130 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for A1210, XDA Orion.
SpecificationA1210XDA Orion
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 22.3 cm2
  • 15.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 40.7%
  • 30.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for A1210, XDA Orion.
SpecificationA1210XDA Orion
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • @15fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for A1210, XDA Orion.
SpecificationA1210XDA Orion
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs — specifications for A1210, XDA Orion.
SpecificationA1210XDA Orion
Release date
  • 2009
  • April
  • 2005
  • October
Colors
  • Golden white
  • Xuan Yue Powder
  • Deep Brown
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 120 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 180 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for A1210, XDA Orion.
SpecificationA1210XDA Orion
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.36 W/kg (head) 0.14 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.48 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for A1210, XDA Orion.
SpecificationA1210XDA Orion
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting and speech recognition (Chi & Eng)
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for A1210, XDA Orion.
SpecificationA1210XDA Orion
Dop
  • MP3/WMA/AAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 8310 and i-mate SP5. Also known as O2 XDA IQ