Motorola Q8 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

    Q8: 30 g lighter

    Q8:
    115 g
    Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Width

    Atom Life: 6 mm narrower

    Q8:
    64 mm
    Atom Life:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Q8: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Q8:
    2.4 in
    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Q8: 6.5 mm thinner

    Q8:
    11.5 mm
    Atom Life:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 10 mm shorter

    Q8:
    116 mm
    Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Q8:
    2005
    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. Q8

    Height:
    116 mm +10 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    64 mm +6 mm versus Atom Life
    Depth:
    11.5 mm
  2. 2. Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +6.5 mm versus Q8

Weight

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

  1. 1. Q8

    115 g

  2. 2. Atom Life

    145 g

    +30 g versus Q8

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. Q8

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 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 26.6% more rectangular screen area than Q8.

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.

Q8: Original memory entry

40 MB

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. Q8

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSDIO · 128 MB included

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. Q8

    1170 mAh

  2. 2. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +360 mAh versus Q8

Specifications

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1. Q82. Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Q8, Atom Life.
SpecificationQ8Atom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116 Х 64 Х 11.5 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" 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.
  • 40 MB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • miniSDIO
  • 128 MB included
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1170 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Q8, Atom Life.
SpecificationQ8Atom Life
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 24.0%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Q8, Atom Life.
SpecificationQ8Atom Life
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Q8, Atom Life.
SpecificationQ8Atom Life
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312MHz
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Q8, Atom Life.
SpecificationQ8Atom Life
Release date
  • 2005
  • July
  • 2007
  • January
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 150 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Q8, Atom Life.
SpecificationQ8Atom 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 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB 1.1
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Q8, Atom Life.
SpecificationQ8Atom Life
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • 5-way navigation button -Downloadable wallpaper and screensavers
  • WiFi 802.11b/g through miniSDIO (optional)
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
Other features
Other features — specifications for Q8, Atom Life.
SpecificationQ8Atom Life
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Voice memo -Voice dial - Also known as MOTO Q gsm
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input