MWg Atom Life vs Philips W820

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.

  • Screen diagonal

    Atom Life: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
    W820:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    W820: 3.2 mm thinner

    Atom Life:
    18 mm
    W820:
    14.8 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 8.6 mm shorter

    Atom Life:
    106 mm
    W820:
    114.6 mm
  • Release year

    Atom Life:
    2007
    W820:
    2012

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 +3.2 mm versus W820
  2. 2. W820

    Height:
    114.6 mm +8.6 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    57.7 mm
    Depth:
    14.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Atom Life

    145 g

    +2 g versus W820

  2. 2. W820

    143 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. W820

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²

W820 has approximately 35.1% 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

W820: Original memory entry

512 MB

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. W820

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. W820

    2100 mAh

    +570 mAh versus Atom Life

Specifications

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1. Atom Life2. W820

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Atom Life, W820.
SpecificationAtom LifeW820
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 114.6 Х 57.7 Х 14.8 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 143 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 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
  • 512 MB
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
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
  • Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Atom Life, W820.
SpecificationAtom LifeW820
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 46.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Atom Life, W820.
SpecificationAtom LifeW820
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 176x144@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Atom Life, W820.
SpecificationAtom LifeW820
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Atom Life, W820.
SpecificationAtom LifeW820
Release date
  • 2007
  • January
  • 2012
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Atom Life, W820.
SpecificationAtom LifeW820
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
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 2.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Atom Life, W820.
SpecificationAtom LifeW820
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • FM radio
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Atom Life, W820.
SpecificationAtom LifeW820
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/WMA/AAC+ player -MP4/H.263 player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input