MWg Atom Life vs T-Mobile MDA Vario V

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: 33.5 g lighter

    Atom Life:
    145 g
    MDA Vario V:
    178.5 g
  • Width

    Atom Life: 1.2 mm narrower

    Atom Life:
    58 mm
    MDA Vario V:
    59.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Atom Life: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
    MDA Vario V:
    3.6 in
  • Depth

    MDA Vario V: 0.7 mm thinner

    Atom Life:
    18 mm
    MDA Vario V:
    17.3 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 10 mm shorter

    Atom Life:
    106 mm
    MDA Vario V:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    Atom Life:
    2007
    MDA Vario V:
    2009

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 +0.7 mm versus MDA Vario V
  2. 2. MDA Vario V

    Height:
    116 mm +10 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    59.2 mm +1.2 mm versus Atom Life
    Depth:
    17.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Atom Life

    145 g

  2. 2. MDA Vario V

    178.5 g

    +33.5 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. MDA Vario V

    Screen diagonal:
    3.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.9 cm²

MDA Vario V has approximately 63.4% 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

MDA Vario V: Original memory entry

288 MB RAM · 512 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. MDA Vario V

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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

    +30 mAh versus MDA Vario V

  2. 2. MDA Vario V

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Atom Life2. MDA Vario V

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Atom Life, MDA Vario V.
SpecificationAtom LifeMDA Vario V
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 116 Х 59.2 Х 17.3 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 178.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 3.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 800 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
  • 288 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7200A
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Atom Life, MDA Vario V.
SpecificationAtom LifeMDA Vario V
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 36.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 53.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 259 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Atom Life, MDA Vario V.
SpecificationAtom LifeMDA Vario V
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Atom Life, MDA Vario V.
SpecificationAtom LifeMDA Vario V
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs — specifications for Atom Life, MDA Vario V.
SpecificationAtom LifeMDA Vario V
Release date
  • 2007
  • January
  • 2009
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Black/Grey
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Atom Life, MDA Vario V.
SpecificationAtom LifeMDA Vario V
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
USB
  • miniUSB
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Atom Life, MDA Vario V.
SpecificationAtom LifeMDA Vario V
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Factory locked by default
  • can
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
  • TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation -Touch-sensitive zoom bar -Handwriting recognition
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Atom Life, MDA Vario V.
SpecificationAtom LifeMDA Vario V
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player -TV-out