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Nokia Lumia 510 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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.

  • WeightMDA Basic: 19 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · Lumia 510: 129 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 5.9 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Lumia 510: 64.9 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 1.2 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · Lumia 510: 4 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1 / TI OMAP 850Lumia 510: Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1 · MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850
  • DepthLumia 510: 4.5 mm thinnerLumia 510: 11.5 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 15.7 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Lumia 510: 120.7 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.

Front
Lumia 510: 120.7 × 64.9 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
Lumia 510: 120.7 × 11.5 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. Lumia 510
    Height
    120.7 mm
    Width
    64.9 mm
    Depth
    11.5 mm
    Weight
    129 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
SpecificationLumia 510MDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 120.7 Х 64.9 Х 11.5 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 129 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7.8
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon S1
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationLumia 510MDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 58.1%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLumia 510MDA 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 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLumia 510MDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • 800 MHz Cortex-A5
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 200
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLumia 510MDA Basic
Release date
  • 2012
  • October
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • White
  • Cyan
  • Black
  • Red
  • Yellow
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 110 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 739 h (2G) / Up to 653 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 15 min (2G) / Up to 8 h 25 min (3G) Music play - Up to 38 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLumia 510MDA Basic
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Up to 85.6 kbps
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.85 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.65 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLumia 510MDA Basic
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLumia 510MDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - SkyDrive (7 GB cloud storage) -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer -Video/photo editor
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player