Nokia N82 vs T-Mobile MDA Compact V

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.

  • Width

    N82: 2.9 mm narrower

    N82:
    50.2 mm
    MDA Compact V:
    53.1 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    N82: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    N82:
    2.4 in
    MDA Compact V:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    MDA Compact V: 3.6 mm thinner

    N82:
    17.3 mm
    MDA Compact V:
    13.7 mm
  • Height

    MDA Compact V: 4.1 mm shorter

    N82:
    112 mm
    MDA Compact V:
    107.9 mm
  • Release year

    N82:
    2007
    MDA Compact V:
    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.

  1. 1. N82

    Height:
    112 mm +4.1 mm versus MDA Compact V
    Width:
    50.2 mm
    Depth:
    17.3 mm +3.6 mm versus MDA Compact V
  2. 2. MDA Compact V

    Height:
    107.9 mm
    Width:
    53.1 mm +2.9 mm versus N82
    Depth:
    13.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. N82

    114 g

  2. 2. MDA Compact V

    117 g

    +3 g versus N82

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. N82

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. MDA Compact V

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    29.1 cm²

MDA Compact V has approximately 63.4% more rectangular screen area than N82.

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.

N82: Original memory entry

100 MB · 128 MB RAM

MDA Compact V: Original memory entry

288 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. N82

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

2. MDA Compact V

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. N82

    1050 mAh

  2. 2. MDA Compact V

    1100 mAh

    +50 mAh versus N82

Specifications

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1. N822. MDA Compact V

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N82, MDA Compact V.
SpecificationN82MDA Compact V
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 50.2 Х 17.3 mm
  • 107.9 Х 53.1 Х 13.7 mm
Weight
  • 114 g
  • 117 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 100 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 288 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1050 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian OS 9.2
  • S60 rel. 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7200A
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N82, MDA Compact V.
SpecificationN82MDA Compact V
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 29.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 31.7%
  • 50.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 292 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N82, MDA Compact V.
SpecificationN82MDA Compact V
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Xenon flash
Unknown
Video
  • 480p@30fps
  • 480p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • CIF videocall camera
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for N82, MDA Compact V.
SpecificationN82MDA Compact V
Processor CPU
  • 332 MHz Dual ARM 11
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • 3D Graphics HW Accelerator
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs — specifications for N82, MDA Compact V.
SpecificationN82MDA Compact V
Release date
  • 2007
  • November
  • 2009
  • February
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 225 h (2G) / 216 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h 20 min (2G) / 3 h 10 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 500 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N82, MDA Compact V.
SpecificationN82MDA Compact V
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • 107 kbps
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 32
  • 296 kbps; DTM Class 11
  • 177 kbps
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • UPnP technology
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Nokia Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.16 W/kg (head) 1.20 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.07 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N82, MDA Compact V.
SpecificationN82MDA Compact V
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO 3D finger swipe navigation -Touch-sensitive zoom bar -Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for N82, MDA Compact V.
SpecificationN82MDA Compact V
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -MP4/H.264/RV/AVC player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Voice dial/memo -TV-out -Push to talk -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player