O2 XDA Argon vs Orange Barcelona

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

    Barcelona: 85 g lighter

    XDA Argon:
    200 g
    Barcelona:
    115 g
  • Width

    Barcelona: 7 mm narrower

    XDA Argon:
    70 mm
    Barcelona:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Barcelona: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Argon:
    3.5 in
    Barcelona:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    Barcelona: 8.9 mm thinner

    XDA Argon:
    18.8 mm
    Barcelona:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    Barcelona: 15 mm shorter

    XDA Argon:
    130 mm
    Barcelona:
    115 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Argon:
    2007
    Barcelona:
    2011

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 +15 mm versus Barcelona
    Width:
    70 mm +7 mm versus Barcelona
    Depth:
    18.8 mm +8.9 mm versus Barcelona
  2. 2. Barcelona

    Height:
    115 mm
    Width:
    63 mm
    Depth:
    9.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Argon

    200 g

    +85 g versus Barcelona

  2. 2. Barcelona

    115 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. Barcelona

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

XDA Argon has approximately 81.2% more rectangular screen area than Barcelona.

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

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. Barcelona

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. XDA Argon2. Barcelona

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Argon, Barcelona.
SpecificationXDA ArgonBarcelona
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 130 Х 70 Х 18.8 mm
  • 115 Х 63 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 200 g
  • 115 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 2.6" 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
Unknown
Memory card support
  • SD
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Argon, Barcelona.
SpecificationXDA ArgonBarcelona
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 37.9 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 41.7%
  • 28.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 114 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Argon, Barcelona.
SpecificationXDA ArgonBarcelona
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA Argon, Barcelona.
SpecificationXDA ArgonBarcelona
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Samsung SC3 2442 400 MHz
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Argon, Barcelona.
SpecificationXDA ArgonBarcelona
Release date
  • 2007
  • May
  • 2011
  • Q2
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 288 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Argon, Barcelona.
SpecificationXDA ArgonBarcelona
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Argon, Barcelona.
SpecificationXDA ArgonBarcelona
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Argon, Barcelona.
SpecificationXDA ArgonBarcelona
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player - HTC Panda platform
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input