Motorola A1600 vs O2 XDA Guide

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 Guide: 26 g lighter

    A1600:
    128 g
    XDA Guide:
    102 g
  • Screen diagonal

    A1600: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    A1600:
    2.4 in
    XDA Guide:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    XDA Guide: 5.1 mm thinner

    A1600:
    19.6 mm
    XDA Guide:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    A1600: 3.1 mm shorter

    A1600:
    98.9 mm
    XDA Guide:
    102 mm

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. A1600

    Height:
    98.9 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    19.6 mm +5.1 mm versus XDA Guide
  2. 2. XDA Guide

    Height:
    102 mm +3.1 mm versus A1600
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. A1600

    128 g

    +26 g versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    102 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. A1600

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

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

XDA Guide has approximately 36.1% more rectangular screen area than A1600.

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.

A1600: Original memory entry

27 MB

XDA Guide: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 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. A1600

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)

2. XDA Guide

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot) · 1 GB included

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. A1600

    930 mAh

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    1110 mAh

    +180 mAh versus A1600

Specifications

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1. A16002. XDA Guide

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for A1600, XDA Guide.
SpecificationA1600XDA Guide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 98.9 Х 53.5 Х 19.6 mm
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 128 g
  • 102 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 27 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 930 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for A1600, XDA Guide.
SpecificationA1600XDA Guide
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 33.7%
  • 44.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for A1600, XDA Guide.
SpecificationA1600XDA Guide
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for A1600, XDA Guide.
SpecificationA1600XDA Guide
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • No
General specs
General specs — specifications for A1600, XDA Guide.
SpecificationA1600XDA Guide
Release date
  • 2008
  • June
  • 2008
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • Grey
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 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for A1600, XDA Guide.
SpecificationA1600XDA Guide
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.58 W/kg (head) 0.26 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for A1600, XDA Guide.
SpecificationA1600XDA Guide
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting and speech recognition (Chi & Eng)
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for A1600, XDA Guide.
SpecificationA1600XDA Guide
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Business card scanner -Photo editor -Voice dial/memo
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input