Nokia C5-05 vs T-Mobile MDA Vario IV

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

    C5-05: 72 g lighter

    C5-05:
    93 g
    MDA Vario IV:
    165 g
  • Screen diagonal

    MDA Vario IV: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    C5-05:
    3.2 in
    MDA Vario IV:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    C5-05: 4.3 mm thinner

    C5-05:
    13.8 mm
    MDA Vario IV:
    18.1 mm
  • Height

    MDA Vario IV: 3.8 mm shorter

    C5-05:
    105.8 mm
    MDA Vario IV:
    102 mm
  • Release year

    C5-05:
    2011
    MDA Vario IV:
    2008

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. C5-05

    Height:
    105.8 mm +3.8 mm versus MDA Vario IV
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    13.8 mm
  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    18.1 mm +4.3 mm versus C5-05

Weight

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

  1. 1. C5-05

    93 g

  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    165 g

    +72 g versus C5-05

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. C5-05

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.2 cm²
  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

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

C5-05 has approximately 16.3% more rectangular screen area than MDA Vario IV.

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.

C5-05: Original memory entry

40 MB · 128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

MDA Vario IV: Original memory entry

256 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. C5-05

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. MDA Vario IV

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. C5-05

    1000 mAh

  2. 2. MDA Vario IV

    1340 mAh

    +340 mAh versus C5-05

Specifications

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1. C5-052. MDA Vario IV

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for C5-05, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationC5-05MDA Vario IV
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 105.8 Х 51 Х 13.8 mm
  • 102 Х 51 Х 18.1 mm
Weight
  • 93 g
  • 165 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 360 x 640 px
  • 480 x 640 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 40 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1340 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian 9.4
  • Series 60 rel. 5
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7201A
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for C5-05, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationC5-05MDA Vario IV
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 28.2 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.3%
  • 46.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 229 PPI
  • 286 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for C5-05, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationC5-05MDA Vario IV
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@15fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for C5-05, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationC5-05MDA Vario IV
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs — specifications for C5-05, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationC5-05MDA Vario IV
Release date
  • 2011
  • October
  • 2008
  • June
Colors
  • Black/Aluminium grey
  • Black Lilac
  • White Lilac
  • White/Graphite grey
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 80 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 600 h Talking time- Up to 11 h 30 min Music play - Up to 35 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 406 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for C5-05, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationC5-05MDA Vario IV
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.12 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 1.34 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for C5-05, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationC5-05MDA Vario IV
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for C5-05, MDA Vario IV.
SpecificationC5-05MDA Vario IV
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/WAV/еAAC+/WMA player -Photo editor -Organizer -QuickOffice document viewer -Voice command/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer TV-out (cable not included) -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player -Predictive text input