Motorola Q8 vs O2 XDA Guide

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

    XDA Guide: 13 g lighter

    Q8:
    115 g
    XDA Guide:
    102 g
  • Width

    XDA Guide: 10.5 mm narrower

    Q8:
    64 mm
    XDA Guide:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Q8: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Q8:
    2.4 in
    XDA Guide:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    Q8: 3 mm thinner

    Q8:
    11.5 mm
    XDA Guide:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Guide: 14 mm shorter

    Q8:
    116 mm
    XDA Guide:
    102 mm
  • Release year

    Q8:
    2005
    XDA Guide:
    2008

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 +14 mm versus XDA Guide
    Width:
    64 mm +10.5 mm versus XDA Guide
    Depth:
    11.5 mm
  2. 2. XDA Guide

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm +3 mm versus Q8

Weight

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

  1. 1. Q8

    115 g

    +13 g versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    102 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. Q8

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

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

XDA Guide has approximately 36.1% 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

XDA Guide: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 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. Q8

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

2. XDA Guide

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot) · 1 GB included

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

    +60 mAh versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    1110 mAh

Specifications

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1. Q82. XDA Guide

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Q8, XDA Guide.
SpecificationQ8XDA Guide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 116 Х 64 Х 11.5 mm
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 102 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.8" 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
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • miniSDIO
  • 128 MB included
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1170 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Q8, XDA Guide.
SpecificationQ8XDA Guide
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 24.0%
  • 44.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Q8, XDA Guide.
SpecificationQ8XDA Guide
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Q8, XDA Guide.
SpecificationQ8XDA Guide
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312MHz
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • No
General specs
General specs — specifications for Q8, XDA Guide.
SpecificationQ8XDA Guide
Release date
  • 2005
  • July
  • 2008
  • December
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Grey
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 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Q8, XDA Guide.
SpecificationQ8XDA Guide
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
USB
  • miniUSB 1.1
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Q8, XDA Guide.
SpecificationQ8XDA Guide
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 5-way navigation button -Downloadable wallpaper and screensavers
  • WiFi 802.11b/g through miniSDIO (optional)
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for Q8, XDA Guide.
SpecificationQ8XDA Guide
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Voice memo -Voice dial - Also known as MOTO Q gsm
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input