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Motorola SPICE XT300 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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

    MDA Basic: 35 g lighter

    SPICE XT300:
    145 g
    MDA Basic:
    110 g
  • Width

    MDA Basic: 2 mm narrower

    SPICE XT300:
    61 mm
    MDA Basic:
    59 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MDA Basic: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    SPICE XT300:
    3 in
    MDA Basic:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    SPICE XT300:
    Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
    MDA Basic:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    MDA Basic: 0.8 mm thinner

    SPICE XT300:
    16.8 mm
    MDA Basic:
    16 mm
  • Height

    SPICE XT300: 8 mm shorter

    SPICE XT300:
    97 mm
    MDA Basic:
    105 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. SPICE XT300

    Height:
    97 mm
    Width:
    61 mm +2 mm versus MDA Basic
    Depth:
    16.8 mm +0.8 mm versus MDA Basic
  2. 2. MDA Basic

    Height:
    105 mm +8 mm versus SPICE XT300
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    16 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. SPICE XT300

    145 g

    +35 g versus MDA Basic

  2. 2. MDA Basic

    110 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. SPICE XT300

    Screen diagonal:
    3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    27.9 cm²
  2. 2. MDA Basic

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

SPICE XT300 has approximately 14.8% 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.

SPICE XT300: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

MDA Basic: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 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. SPICE XT300

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. MDA Basic

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

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. SPICE XT300

    1170 mAh

    +70 mAh versus MDA Basic

  2. 2. MDA Basic

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. SPICE XT3002. MDA Basic

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for SPICE XT300, MDA Basic.
SpecificationSPICE XT300MDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 97 Х 61 Х 16.8 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3" inch
  • 2.8" 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.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1170 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for SPICE XT300, MDA Basic.
SpecificationSPICE XT300MDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 27.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.1%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 133 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for SPICE XT300, MDA Basic.
SpecificationSPICE XT300MDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 2 MP
Video
  • 480p@25fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for SPICE XT300, MDA Basic.
SpecificationSPICE XT300MDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for SPICE XT300, MDA Basic.
SpecificationSPICE XT300MDA Basic
Release date
  • 2010
  • October
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 230 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for SPICE XT300, MDA Basic.
SpecificationSPICE XT300MDA Basic
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.58 W/kg (head) 0.81 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for SPICE XT300, MDA Basic.
SpecificationSPICE XT300MDA Basic
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for SPICE XT300, MDA Basic.
SpecificationSPICE XT300MDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -MP4/WMV/H.264 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - BACKTRACK rear trackpad
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player