Motorola EM30 vs MWg Atom Life

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

    EM30: 45 g lighter

    EM30:
    100 g
    Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Width

    EM30: 5 mm narrower

    EM30:
    53 mm
    Atom Life:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    EM30: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    EM30:
    2 in
    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    EM30: 7.4 mm thinner

    EM30:
    10.6 mm
    Atom Life:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 9 mm shorter

    EM30:
    115 mm
    Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    EM30:
    2008
    Atom Life:
    2007

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. EM30

    Height:
    115 mm +9 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    53 mm
    Depth:
    10.6 mm
  2. 2. Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm +5 mm versus EM30
    Depth:
    18 mm +7.4 mm versus EM30

Weight

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

  1. 1. EM30

    100 g

  2. 2. Atom Life

    145 g

    +45 g versus EM30

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. EM30

    Screen diagonal:
    2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    12.4 cm²
  2. 2. Atom Life

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

Atom Life has approximately 82.2% more rectangular screen area than EM30.

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.

Atom Life: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB 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. EM30

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

2. Atom Life

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. EM30

    970 mAh

  2. 2. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +560 mAh versus EM30

Specifications

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1. EM302. Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for EM30, Atom Life.
SpecificationEM30Atom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 115 Х 53 Х 10.6 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 100 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded. Unknown
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 970 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Linux / Java-based MOTOMAGX
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for EM30, Atom Life.
SpecificationEM30Atom Life
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 12.4 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 20.3%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 200 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for EM30, Atom Life.
SpecificationEM30Atom Life
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for EM30, Atom Life.
SpecificationEM30Atom Life
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for EM30, Atom Life.
SpecificationEM30Atom Life
Release date
  • 2008
  • August
  • 2007
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 60 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for EM30, Atom Life.
SpecificationEM30Atom Life
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.60 W/kg (head) 0.71 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.79 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for EM30, Atom Life.
SpecificationEM30Atom Life
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Screensavers and wallpapers -Downloadable logos
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
Other features
Other features — specifications for EM30, Atom Life.
SpecificationEM30Atom Life
Dop
  • MP3/AAC player -Organizer -Voice dial -Voice memo
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input