Motorola A1890 vs Philips S308

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

    S308: 7 g lighter

    A1890:
    132 g
    S308:
    125 g
  • Width

    A1890: 12 mm narrower

    A1890:
    52.5 mm
    S308:
    64.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A1890: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

    A1890:
    2.4 in
    S308:
    4 in
  • Depth

    S308: 15.3 mm thinner

    A1890:
    25 mm
    S308:
    9.7 mm
  • Height

    A1890: 30.7 mm shorter

    A1890:
    95.3 mm
    S308:
    126 mm
  • Release year

    A1890:
    2008
    S308:
    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. A1890

    Height:
    95.3 mm
    Width:
    52.5 mm
    Depth:
    25 mm +15.3 mm versus S308
  2. 2. S308

    Height:
    126 mm +30.7 mm versus A1890
    Width:
    64.5 mm +12 mm versus A1890
    Depth:
    9.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. A1890

    132 g

    +7 g versus S308

  2. 2. S308

    125 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. A1890

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. S308

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

S308 has approximately 155.3% 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

S308: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

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. S308

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. A1890

    1000 mAh

  2. 2. S308

    1400 mAh

    +400 mAh versus A1890

Specifications

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1. A18902. S308

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for A1890, S308.
SpecificationA1890S308
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 95.3 Х 52.5 Х 25 mm
  • 126 Х 64.5 Х 9.7 mm
Weight
  • 132 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 174 MB
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for A1890, S308.
SpecificationA1890S308
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 35.7%
  • 56.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for A1890, S308.
SpecificationA1890S308
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for A1890, S308.
SpecificationA1890S308
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 6202
General specs
General specs — specifications for A1890, S308.
SpecificationA1890S308
Release date
  • 2008
  • September
  • 2014
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • Black/Red
  • Black/White
  • black/yellow
  • Black/Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 140 EUR
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 160 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 700 h Talking time- Up to 9 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for A1890, S308.
SpecificationA1890S308
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 / CDMA 800
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 1.1
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
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, S308.
SpecificationA1890S308
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting and speech recognition (Chi & Eng)
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for A1890, S308.
SpecificationA1890S308
Dop
  • MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Business card scanner -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer