MWg Atom Life vs O2 XDA Atom

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 Atom: 5 g lighter

    Atom Life:
    145 g
    XDA Atom:
    140 g
  • Depth

    Atom Life: 0.5 mm thinner

    Atom Life:
    18 mm
    XDA Atom:
    18.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Atom: 4 mm shorter

    Atom Life:
    106 mm
    XDA Atom:
    102 mm
  • Release year

    Atom Life:
    2007
    XDA Atom:
    2005

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 +4 mm versus XDA Atom
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm
  2. 2. XDA Atom

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18.5 mm +0.5 mm versus Atom Life

Weight

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

  1. 1. Atom Life

    145 g

    +5 g versus XDA Atom

  2. 2. XDA Atom

    140 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. Atom Life

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

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

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 Atom: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 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 Atom

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. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

  2. 2. XDA Atom

    1530 mAh

Specifications

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1. Atom Life2. XDA Atom

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Atom.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Atom
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 102 Х 58 Х 18.5 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 140 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 2.7" 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
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
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 Atom.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Atom
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 38.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Atom.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Atom
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Atom.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Atom
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
  • Intel PXA272 416 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Atom.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Atom
Release date
  • 2007
  • January
  • 2005
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 260 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 5 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Atom.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Atom
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
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Atom.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Atom
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Atom.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Atom
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player - Produced by Quanta Computer. Functionally identical to HP iPAQ rw6815