O2 XDA Atom Life vs T-Mobile G2 Touch

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

    G2 Touch: 10 g lighter

    XDA Atom Life:
    145 g
    G2 Touch:
    135 g
  • Width

    G2 Touch: 1.8 mm narrower

    XDA Atom Life:
    58 mm
    G2 Touch:
    56.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Atom Life: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Atom Life:
    2.7 in
    G2 Touch:
    3.2 in
  • Depth

    G2 Touch: 3.6 mm thinner

    XDA Atom Life:
    18 mm
    G2 Touch:
    14.4 mm
  • Height

    XDA Atom Life: 6 mm shorter

    XDA Atom Life:
    106 mm
    G2 Touch:
    112 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Atom Life:
    2007
    G2 Touch:
    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. XDA Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm +1.8 mm versus G2 Touch
    Depth:
    18 mm +3.6 mm versus G2 Touch
  2. 2. G2 Touch

    Height:
    112 mm +6 mm versus XDA Atom Life
    Width:
    56.2 mm
    Depth:
    14.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Atom Life

    145 g

    +10 g versus G2 Touch

  2. 2. G2 Touch

    135 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 Atom Life

    Screen diagonal:
    2.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    22.6 cm²
  2. 2. G2 Touch

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²

G2 Touch has approximately 35.1% 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

G2 Touch: Original memory entry

288 MB RAM · 512 MB

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. G2 Touch

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
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. XDA Atom Life

    1530 mAh

    +180 mAh versus G2 Touch

  2. 2. G2 Touch

    1350 mAh

Specifications

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1. XDA Atom Life2. G2 Touch

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Atom Life, G2 Touch.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeG2 Touch
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
  • 112 Х 56.2 Х 14.4 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 3.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 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
  • 288 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1350 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
  • Android 1.5 (Cupcake); Sense UI
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7200A
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Atom Life, G2 Touch.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeG2 Touch
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 30.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 48.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 180 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Atom Life, G2 Touch.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeG2 Touch
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 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA Atom Life, G2 Touch.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeG2 Touch
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Atom Life, G2 Touch.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeG2 Touch
Release date
  • 2007
  • January
  • 2009
  • July
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 250 EUR
  • 260 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 440 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 8 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Atom Life, G2 Touch.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeG2 Touch
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Atom Life, G2 Touch.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeG2 Touch
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Atom Life, G2 Touch.
SpecificationXDA Atom LifeG2 Touch
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Dedicated search key -Scenes quick profile switcher -MP3/AAC+/WAV/WMA9 player -MP4/H.264/WMV9 player -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Trackball