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Nokia Lumia 900 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: 50 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · Lumia 900: 160 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 9.5 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Lumia 900: 68.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 1.5 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · Lumia 900: 4.3 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon S2 / TI OMAP 850Lumia 900: Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon S2 · MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850
  • DepthLumia 900: 4.5 mm thinnerLumia 900: 11.5 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 22.8 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Lumia 900: 127.8 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 900: 127.8 × 68.5 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
Lumia 900: 127.8 × 11.5 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. Lumia 900
    Height
    127.8 mm
    Width
    68.5 mm
    Depth
    11.5 mm
    Weight
    160 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 900MDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 127.8 Х 68.5 Х 11.5 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 160 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.3" 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.
  • 16 GB
  • 512 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.
  • 1830 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm APQ8055 Snapdragon S2
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationLumia 900MDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 52.6 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 60.1%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 217 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationLumia 900MDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • VGA@15fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 1 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 1 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationLumia 900MDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 205
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationLumia 900MDA Basic
Release date
  • 2012
  • February
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Cyan
  • White
  • Magenta
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 300 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G) Music play - Up to 60 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationLumia 900MDA Basic
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 33
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 33
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.29 W/kg (head) 0.95 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.33 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationLumia 900MDA Basic
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Nokia ClearBlack display
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationLumia 900MDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer/editor -Video/photo editor - Also known as Nokia Lumia 900 RM-823
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player