MWg UBiQUiO 501 vs O2 XDA Orion

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 Orion: 14 g lighter

    UBiQUiO 501:
    120 g
    XDA Orion:
    106 g
  • Width

    XDA Orion: 19 mm narrower

    UBiQUiO 501:
    65 mm
    XDA Orion:
    46 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Orion: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    UBiQUiO 501:
    2.5 in
    XDA Orion:
    2.2 in
  • Chipset

    UBiQUiO 501:
    TI OMAP 750
    XDA Orion:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    UBiQUiO 501: 4 mm thinner

    UBiQUiO 501:
    13.5 mm
    XDA Orion:
    17.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Orion: 14.5 mm shorter

    UBiQUiO 501:
    122 mm
    XDA Orion:
    107.5 mm

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. UBiQUiO 501

    Height:
    122 mm +14.5 mm versus XDA Orion
    Width:
    65 mm +19 mm versus XDA Orion
    Depth:
    13.5 mm
  2. 2. XDA Orion

    Height:
    107.5 mm
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    17.5 mm +4 mm versus UBiQUiO 501

Weight

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

  1. 1. UBiQUiO 501

    120 g

    +14 g versus XDA Orion

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    106 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. UBiQUiO 501

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 cm²
  2. 2. XDA Orion

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

UBiQUiO 501 has approximately 29.1% more rectangular screen area than XDA Orion.

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.

UBiQUiO 501: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

XDA Orion: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 64 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. UBiQUiO 501

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

2. XDA Orion

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. UBiQUiO 501

    1250 mAh

    +100 mAh versus XDA Orion

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. UBiQUiO 5012. XDA Orion

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, XDA Orion.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501XDA Orion
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 122 Х 65 Х 13.5 mm
  • 107.5 Х 46 Х 17.5 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 106 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" inch
  • 2.2" 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
  • 128 MB ROM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 750
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, XDA Orion.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501XDA Orion
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 19.4 cm2
  • 15.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 24.4%
  • 30.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 160 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, XDA Orion.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501XDA Orion
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, XDA Orion.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501XDA Orion
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, XDA Orion.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501XDA Orion
Release date
  • 2008
  • March
  • 2005
  • October
Colors
  • Black
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, XDA Orion.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501XDA Orion
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB 1.1
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, XDA Orion.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501XDA Orion
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, XDA Orion.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501XDA Orion
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Pocket Office -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 8310 and i-mate SP5. Also known as O2 XDA IQ