MWg Atom Life vs O2 XDA Zinc

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: 30 g lighter

    Atom Life:
    145 g
    XDA Zinc:
    175 g
  • Depth

    Atom Life: 4.6 mm thinner

    Atom Life:
    18 mm
    XDA Zinc:
    22.6 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 3 mm shorter

    Atom Life:
    106 mm
    XDA Zinc:
    109 mm
  • Release year

    Atom Life:
    2007
    XDA Zinc:
    2006

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 Zinc

    Height:
    109 mm +3 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    22.6 mm +4.6 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 Zinc

    175 g

    +30 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 Zinc

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

XDA Zinc has approximately 7.5% 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 Zinc: 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 Zinc

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

    +230 mAh versus XDA Zinc

  2. 2. XDA Zinc

    1300 mAh

Specifications

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1. Atom Life2. XDA Zinc

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Zinc.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Zinc
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 109 Х 58 Х 22.6 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 175 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" 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.
  • 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
  • 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 Zinc.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Zinc
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 38.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Zinc.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Zinc
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
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Zinc.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Zinc
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 520 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Zinc.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Zinc
Release date
  • 2007
  • January
  • 2006
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 240 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Zinc.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Zinc
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
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
  • Yes
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Zinc.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Zinc
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Atom Life, XDA Zinc.
SpecificationAtom LifeXDA Zinc
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player