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O2 XDA Argon vs O2 XDA Guide

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

    XDA Guide: 98 g lighter

    XDA Argon:
    200 g
    XDA Guide:
    102 g
  • Width

    XDA Guide: 16.5 mm narrower

    XDA Argon:
    70 mm
    XDA Guide:
    53.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Guide: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Argon:
    3.5 in
    XDA Guide:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    XDA Guide: 4.3 mm thinner

    XDA Argon:
    18.8 mm
    XDA Guide:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    XDA Guide: 28 mm shorter

    XDA Argon:
    130 mm
    XDA Guide:
    102 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Argon:
    2007
    XDA Guide:
    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. XDA Argon

    Height:
    130 mm +28 mm versus XDA Guide
    Width:
    70 mm +16.5 mm versus XDA Guide
    Depth:
    18.8 mm +4.3 mm versus XDA Guide
  2. 2. XDA Guide

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Argon

    200 g

    +98 g versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    102 g

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. XDA Argon

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    37.9 cm²
  2. 2. XDA Guide

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

XDA Argon has approximately 56.2% more rectangular screen area than XDA Guide.

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.

XDA Argon: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

XDA Guide: 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. XDA Argon

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details SD

2. XDA Guide

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot) · 1 GB included

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. XDA Argon

    1300 mAh

    +190 mAh versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide

    1110 mAh

Specifications

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1. XDA Argon2. XDA Guide

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Argon, XDA Guide.
SpecificationXDA ArgonXDA Guide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 130 Х 70 Х 18.8 mm
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 200 g
  • 102 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • SD
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Argon, XDA Guide.
SpecificationXDA ArgonXDA Guide
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 37.9 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 41.7%
  • 44.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 114 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Argon, XDA Guide.
SpecificationXDA ArgonXDA Guide
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Video
  • Yes
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA Argon, XDA Guide.
SpecificationXDA ArgonXDA Guide
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Samsung SC3 2442 400 MHz
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • No
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Argon, XDA Guide.
SpecificationXDA ArgonXDA Guide
Release date
  • 2007
  • May
  • 2008
  • December
Colors
  • Silver
  • Grey
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Argon, XDA Guide.
SpecificationXDA ArgonXDA Guide
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
USB
  • miniUSB
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Argon, XDA Guide.
SpecificationXDA ArgonXDA Guide
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Argon, XDA Guide.
SpecificationXDA ArgonXDA Guide
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player - HTC Panda platform
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input