Motorola A1890 vs Motorola MPx

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

    A1890: 42 g lighter

    A1890:
    132 g
    MPx:
    174 g
  • Width

    A1890: 8.7 mm narrower

    A1890:
    52.5 mm
    MPx:
    61.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A1890: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    A1890:
    2.4 in
    MPx:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    MPx: 1 mm thinner

    A1890:
    25 mm
    MPx:
    24 mm
  • Height

    A1890: 4.4 mm shorter

    A1890:
    95.3 mm
    MPx:
    99.7 mm
  • Release year

    A1890:
    2008
    MPx:
    2004

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. A1890

    Height:
    95.3 mm
    Width:
    52.5 mm
    Depth:
    25 mm +1 mm versus MPx
  2. 2. MPx

    Height:
    99.7 mm +4.4 mm versus A1890
    Width:
    61.2 mm +8.7 mm versus A1890
    Depth:
    24 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. A1890

    132 g

  2. 2. MPx

    174 g

    +42 g versus A1890

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. A1890

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

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

MPx has approximately 36.1% more rectangular screen area than A1890.

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.

A1890: Original memory entry

174 MB

MPx: Original memory entry

32 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. A1890

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. MPx

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

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. A1890

    1000 mAh

    +40 mAh versus MPx

  2. 2. MPx

    960 mAh

Specifications

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1. A18902. MPx

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for A1890, MPx.
SpecificationA1890MPx
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 95.3 Х 52.5 Х 25 mm
  • 99.7 Х 61.2 Х 24 mm
Weight
  • 132 g
  • 174 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.
  • 174 MB
  • 32 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • MMC/SD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 960 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • Microsoft PocketPC 2003 SE
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 1710
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for A1890, MPx.
SpecificationA1890MPx
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
  • 35.7%
  • 39.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for A1890, MPx.
SpecificationA1890MPx
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 1.3 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for A1890, MPx.
SpecificationA1890MPx
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs — specifications for A1890, MPx.
SpecificationA1890MPx
Release date
  • 2008
  • September
  • 2004
  • Q1
Colors
  • Black
Unknown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 160 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 100 h Talking time- Up to 3 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for A1890, MPx.
SpecificationA1890MPx
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 / CDMA 800
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 1.1
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 1.1
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.26 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.68 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for A1890, MPx.
SpecificationA1890MPx
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting and speech recognition (Chi & Eng)
  • Second color STN display (96 x 64 pixels) -Dual hinges allow to open the device in both portrait and landscape mode
Other features
Other features — specifications for A1890, MPx.
SpecificationA1890MPx
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Business card scanner -Voice memo
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF viewer) -MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player - Also known as MPx300