O2 XDA Atom Life vs Sharp SH530U

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 Atom Life: 23.8 g lighter

    XDA Atom Life:
    145 g
    SH530U:
    168.8 g
  • Width

    XDA Atom Life: 23 mm narrower

    XDA Atom Life:
    58 mm
    SH530U:
    81 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Atom Life: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Atom Life:
    2.7 in
    SH530U:
    5 in
  • Depth

    SH530U: 8.1 mm thinner

    XDA Atom Life:
    18 mm
    SH530U:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    XDA Atom Life: 40.5 mm shorter

    XDA Atom Life:
    106 mm
    SH530U:
    146.5 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Atom Life:
    2007
    SH530U:
    2012

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 Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +8.1 mm versus SH530U
  2. 2. SH530U

    Height:
    146.5 mm +40.5 mm versus XDA Atom Life
    Width:
    81 mm +23 mm versus XDA Atom Life
    Depth:
    9.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Atom Life

    145 g

  2. 2. SH530U

    168.8 g

    +23.8 g versus XDA Atom Life

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 Atom Life

    Screen diagonal:
    2.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    22.6 cm²
  2. 2. SH530U

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

SH530U has approximately 215.2% more rectangular screen area than XDA Atom Life.

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 Atom Life: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

SH530U: Original memory entry

20 GB · 512 MB RAM

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 Atom Life

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

2. SH530U

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.

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. XDA Atom Life

    1530 mAh

  2. 2. SH530U

    1950 mAh

    +420 mAh versus XDA Atom Life

Specifications

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1. XDA Atom Life2. SH530U

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Atom Life, SH530U.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeSH530U
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 146.5 Х 81 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 168.8 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 5" 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.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
  • 20 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Atom Life, SH530U.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeSH530U
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 71.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 60.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 187 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Atom Life, SH530U.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeSH530U
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA Atom Life, SH530U.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeSH530U
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX531u
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Atom Life, SH530U.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeSH530U
Release date
  • 2007
  • January
  • 2012
  • October
Colors
  • Silver
  • Snowy White
  • Cherry Red
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 250 EUR
  • 320 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 560 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Atom Life, SH530U.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeSH530U
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Atom Life, SH530U.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeSH530U
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Atom Life, SH530U.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeSH530U
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA player -MP4/Xvid/DivX/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer/editor -Photo viewer