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O2 XDA Comet vs ZTE Blade

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

    Blade: 35 g lighter

    XDA Comet:
    145 g
    Blade:
    110 g
  • Width

    Blade: 1.5 mm narrower

    XDA Comet:
    58 mm
    Blade:
    56.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Comet: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Comet:
    2.7 in
    Blade:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Blade: 7.2 mm thinner

    XDA Comet:
    19 mm
    Blade:
    11.8 mm
  • Height

    XDA Comet: 10 mm shorter

    XDA Comet:
    106 mm
    Blade:
    116 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Comet:
    2007
    Blade:
    2010

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 +1.5 mm versus Blade
    Depth:
    19 mm +7.2 mm versus Blade
  2. 2. Blade

    Height:
    116 mm +10 mm versus XDA Comet
    Width:
    56.5 mm
    Depth:
    11.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Comet

    145 g

    +35 g versus Blade

  2. 2. Blade

    110 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. Blade

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

Blade has approximately 54.4% more rectangular screen area than XDA Comet.

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

Blade: Original memory entry

512 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 Comet

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

2. Blade

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) · 2 GB included

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. Blade

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Comet, Blade.
SpecificationXDA CometBlade
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 58 Х 19 mm
  • 116 Х 56.5 Х 11.8 mm
Weight
  • 145 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • AMOLED or LCD
Screen size
  • 2.7" inch
  • 3.5" 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
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Comet, Blade.
SpecificationXDA CometBlade
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 22.6 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 36.7%
  • 53.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 148 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Comet, Blade.
SpecificationXDA CometBlade
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 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 Comet, Blade.
SpecificationXDA CometBlade
Processor CPU
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Comet, Blade.
SpecificationXDA CometBlade
Release date
  • 2007
  • September
  • 2010
  • October
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 192 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Comet, Blade.
SpecificationXDA CometBlade
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot (Android 2.2)
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Comet, Blade.
SpecificationXDA CometBlade
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Comet, Blade.
SpecificationXDA CometBlade
Dop
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Orange San Francisco
  • T-Mobile Blade