Motorola A780 vs O2 XDA IIs

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

    A780: 69 g lighter

    A780:
    141 g
    XDA IIs:
    210 g
  • Width

    A780: 18 mm narrower

    A780:
    53 mm
    XDA IIs:
    71 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A780: 1 in smaller diagonal

    A780:
    2.5 in
    XDA IIs:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    XDA IIs: 5 mm thinner

    A780:
    24 mm
    XDA IIs:
    19 mm
  • Height

    A780: 19 mm shorter

    A780:
    106 mm
    XDA IIs:
    125 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. A780

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    24 mm +5 mm versus XDA IIs
  2. 2. XDA IIs

    Height:
    125 mm +19 mm versus A780
    Width:
    71 mm +18 mm versus A780
    Depth:
    19 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. A780

    141 g

  2. 2. XDA IIs

    210 g

    +69 g versus A780

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. A780

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 cm²
  2. 2. XDA IIs

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

XDA IIs has approximately 96% more rectangular screen area than A780.

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.

A780: Original memory entry

48 MB

XDA IIs: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 96 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. A780

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

2. XDA IIs

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

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. A780

    780 mAh

  2. 2. XDA IIs

    1490 mAh

    +710 mAh versus A780

Specifications

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1. A7802. XDA IIs

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for A780, XDA IIs.
SpecificationA780XDA IIs
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 53 Х 24 mm
  • 125 Х 71 Х 19 mm
Weight
  • 141 g
  • 210 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 3.5" 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.
  • 48 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 96 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • MMC/SDIO
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 780 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1490 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE PocketPC
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for A780, XDA IIs.
SpecificationA780XDA IIs
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 19.4 cm2
  • 37.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 34.5%
  • 42.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 160 PPI
  • 114 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for A780, XDA IIs.
SpecificationA780XDA IIs
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for A780, XDA IIs.
SpecificationA780XDA IIs
Processor CPU
  • 312 MHz
  • Intel XScale PXA263 400 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for A780, XDA IIs.
SpecificationA780XDA IIs
Release date
  • 2004
  • Q3
  • 2004
  • Q4
Battery life
  • Stand by time- 110 h - 180 h Talking time- 3 h - 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 168 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for A780, XDA IIs.
SpecificationA780XDA IIs
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 1.1
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for A780, XDA IIs.
SpecificationA780XDA IIs
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for A780, XDA IIs.
SpecificationA780XDA IIs
Dop
  • MP3 player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -SyncML -Voice dial
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -MP3/MP4 player -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 9090
  • i-mate PDA2k
  • T-Mobile MDA III and Orange SPV M2000.