Motorola Moto Z vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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

  MDA Basic: 26 g lighter

  Moto Z:

  136 g

  MDA Basic:

  110 g

• Width

  MDA Basic: 16.3 mm narrower

  Moto Z:

  75.3 mm

  MDA Basic:

  59 mm

• Screen diagonal

  MDA Basic: 2.7 in smaller diagonal

  Moto Z:

  5.5 in

  MDA Basic:

  2.8 in

• Chipset

  Moto Z:

  Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)

  MDA Basic:

  TI OMAP 850

• Depth

  Moto Z: 10.8 mm thinner

  Moto Z:

  5.2 mm

  MDA Basic:

  16 mm

• Height

  MDA Basic: 48.3 mm shorter

  Moto Z:

  153.3 mm

  MDA Basic:

  105 mm

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. Moto Z

   Height:

   153.3 mm +48.3 mm versus MDA Basic

   Width:

   75.3 mm +16.3 mm versus MDA Basic

   Depth:

   5.2 mm

2. 2. MDA Basic

   Height:

   105 mm

   Width:

   59 mm

   Depth:

   16 mm +10.8 mm versus Moto Z

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. Moto Z

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. MDA Basic

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

Moto Z has approximately 243.5% more rectangular screen area than MDA Basic.

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.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.