O2 XDA Comet vs O2 XDA Orion

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 Orion: 39 g lighter

    XDA Comet:
    145 g
    XDA Orion:
    106 g
  • Width

    XDA Orion: 12 mm narrower

    XDA Comet:
    58 mm
    XDA Orion:
    46 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Orion: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Comet:
    2.7 in
    XDA Orion:
    2.2 in
  • Depth

    XDA Orion: 1.5 mm thinner

    XDA Comet:
    19 mm
    XDA Orion:
    17.5 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Comet:
    2007
    XDA Orion:
    2005

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 Comet

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm +12 mm versus XDA Orion
    Depth:
    19 mm +1.5 mm versus XDA Orion
  2. 2. XDA Orion

    Height:
    107.5 mm
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    17.5 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Comet

    145 g

    +39 g versus XDA Orion

  2. 2. XDA Orion

    106 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 Comet

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

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

XDA Comet has approximately 50.6% more rectangular screen area than XDA Orion.

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 Comet: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

XDA Orion: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 64 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 Comet

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

2. XDA Orion

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

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 Comet2. XDA Orion

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Comet, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA CometXDA Orion
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 19 mm
  • 107.5 Х 46 Х 17.5 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 106 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 2.2" 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.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Comet, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA CometXDA Orion
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 15.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 30.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Comet, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA CometXDA Orion
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
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 Comet, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA CometXDA Orion
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Comet, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA CometXDA Orion
Release date
  • 2007
  • September
  • 2005
  • October
Colors
  • Silver
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Comet, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA CometXDA Orion
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Comet, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA CometXDA Orion
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Comet, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA CometXDA Orion
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to Qtek 8310 and i-mate SP5. Also known as O2 XDA IQ