MWg Atom Life vs O2 XDA Argon

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

    Atom Life: 55 g lighter

    Atom Life:
    145 g
    XDA Argon:
    200 g
  • Width

    Atom Life: 12 mm narrower

    Atom Life:
    58 mm
    XDA Argon:
    70 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Atom Life: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
    XDA Argon:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Atom Life: 0.8 mm thinner

    Atom Life:
    18 mm
    XDA Argon:
    18.8 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 24 mm shorter

    Atom Life:
    106 mm
    XDA Argon:
    130 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. Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm
  2. 2. XDA Argon

    Height:
    130 mm +24 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    70 mm +12 mm versus Atom Life
    Depth:
    18.8 mm +0.8 mm versus Atom Life

Weight

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

  1. 1. Atom Life

    145 g

  2. 2. XDA Argon

    200 g

    +55 g versus Atom Life

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. Atom Life

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

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

XDA Argon has approximately 68% more rectangular screen area than Atom Life.

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

XDA Argon: 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. Atom Life

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

2. XDA Argon

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD

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. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +230 mAh versus XDA Argon

  2. 2. XDA Argon

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Atom Life2. XDA Argon

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Argon.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Argon
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 130 Х 70 Х 18.8 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 200 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 3.5" 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.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • SD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Argon.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Argon
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 37.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 41.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 114 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Argon.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Argon
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Argon.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Argon
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
  • 32-bit Samsung SC3 2442 400 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Argon.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Argon
Release date
  • 2007
  • January
  • 2007
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Argon.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Argon
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 2.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Argon.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Argon
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
  • Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Argon.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Argon
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input
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