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Nokia C5 TD-SCDMA vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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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.

    • WeightMDA Basic: 12 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · C5 TD-SCDMA: 122 g
    • WidthC5 TD-SCDMA: 11 mm narrowerC5 TD-SCDMA: 48 mm · MDA Basic: 59 mm
    • Screen diagonalC5 TD-SCDMA: 0.4 in smaller diagonalC5 TD-SCDMA: 2.4 in · MDA Basic: 2.8 in
    • DepthC5 TD-SCDMA: 1.4 mm thinnerC5 TD-SCDMA: 14.6 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
    • HeightMDA Basic: 7 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · C5 TD-SCDMA: 112 mm
    • Release year2010 / 2009C5 TD-SCDMA: 2010 · MDA Basic: 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.

    Front
    C5 TD-SCDMA: 112 × 48 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
    Side
    C5 TD-SCDMA: 112 × 14.6 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
    1. 1. C5 TD-SCDMA
      Height
      112 mm
      Width
      48 mm
      Depth
      14.6 mm
      Weight
      122 g
    2. 2. MDA Basic
      Height
      105 mm
      Width
      59 mm
      Depth
      16 mm
      Weight
      110 g

    Specifications

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    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials
    SpecificationC5 TD-SCDMAMDA Basic
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 112 Х 48 Х 14.6 mm
    • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
    Weight
    • 122 g
    • 110 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 2.4" inch
    • 2.8" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 240 x 320 px
    • 240 x 320 px
    Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 256 MB
    • 128 MB RAM
    • 256 MB ROM
    Memory card support
    • microSD
    • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
    • microSD (dedicated slot)
    BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 950 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 1100 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Symbian 9.3
    • Series 60 rel. 3.2
    • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
    Chipset Unknown
    • TI OMAP 850
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • No
    Display
    Display
    SpecificationC5 TD-SCDMAMDA Basic
    Touchscreen Unknown
    • resistive touchscreen
    Display colors
    • 16M
    • 65K
    Screen area
    • 17.8 cm2
    • 24.3 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 33.2%
    • 39.2%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 167 PPI
    • 143 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video
    SpecificationC5 TD-SCDMAMDA Basic
    Rear camera, main
    • 5 MP
    • Single
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 5 MP
    • AF
    • 2 MP
    Video
    • 480p@30fps
    • Yes
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    • 0 MP,
    Specifications
    • VGA videocall camera
    		 Unknown
    Performance
    Performance
    SpecificationC5 TD-SCDMAMDA Basic
    Processor CPU
    • 600 MHz ARM 11
    • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
    General specs
    General specs
    SpecificationC5 TD-SCDMAMDA Basic
    Release date
    • 2010
    • April
    • 2009
    • January
    Colors
    • White
    • Black
    • Gray
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 190 h (2G) / Up to 165 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4h 40 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 40 min (3G)
    • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity
    SpecificationC5 TD-SCDMAMDA Basic
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Mini-SIM
    Network
    • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
    		 Unknown
    Speed
    • TD-SCDMA
    		 Unknown
    GPRS
    • Yes
    • Class 10
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Class 10
    Wi-Fi
    • No
    • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
    GPS
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps 3.0
    • No
    USB
    • microUSB 2.0
    • miniUSB
    Bluetooth
    • 2.0
    • A2DP
    • 2.0
    • A2DP
    Harmful irradiation
    • SAR EU - 1.34 W/kg (head)
    		 Unknown
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio
    SpecificationC5 TD-SCDMAMDA Basic
    Radio
    • No
    • No
    Others Unknown
    • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
    Other features
    Other features
    SpecificationC5 TD-SCDMAMDA Basic
    Dop
    • MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -Document viewer (Word
    • Excel
    • PowerPoint
    • PDF) -Video/Photo editor -Organizer -Facebook
    • YouTube
    • Flickr
    • MySpace apps -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - For China Mobile
    • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player

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