MWg Atom Life vs Philips S388

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

    S388: 8.5 g lighter

    Atom Life:
    145 g
    S388:
    136.5 g
  • Width

    Atom Life: 9.1 mm narrower

    Atom Life:
    58 mm
    S388:
    67.1 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Atom Life: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
    S388:
    4.5 in
  • Depth

    S388: 8.9 mm thinner

    Atom Life:
    18 mm
    S388:
    9.1 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 25 mm shorter

    Atom Life:
    106 mm
    S388:
    131 mm
  • Release year

    Atom Life:
    2007
    S388:
    2014

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 +8.9 mm versus S388
  2. 2. S388

    Height:
    131 mm +25 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    67.1 mm +9.1 mm versus Atom Life
    Depth:
    9.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Atom Life

    145 g

    +8.5 g versus S388

  2. 2. S388

    136.5 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. S388

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²

S388 has approximately 147.3% 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

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. S388

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (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. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

  2. 2. S388

    1700 mAh

    +170 mAh versus Atom Life

Specifications

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1. Atom Life2. S388

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Atom Life, S388.
SpecificationAtom LifeS388
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 131 Х 67.1 Х 9.1 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 136.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 540 x 960 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
Unknown
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Atom Life, S388.
SpecificationAtom LifeS388
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 63.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Atom Life, S388.
SpecificationAtom LifeS388
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
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, S388.
SpecificationAtom LifeS388
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Atom Life, S388.
SpecificationAtom LifeS388
Release date
  • 2007
  • January
  • 2014
  • Q3
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Atom Life, S388.
SpecificationAtom LifeS388
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Atom Life, S388.
SpecificationAtom LifeS388
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Atom Life, S388.
SpecificationAtom LifeS388
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer