O2 XDA Guide vs Samsung i300

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 Guide: 19 g lighter

    XDA Guide:
    102 g
    i300:
    121 g
  • Width

    i300: 5.5 mm narrower

    XDA Guide:
    53.5 mm
    i300:
    48 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    i300: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Guide:
    2.8 in
    i300:
    2 in
  • Depth

    XDA Guide: 5.5 mm thinner

    XDA Guide:
    14.5 mm
    i300:
    20 mm
  • Height

    XDA Guide: 11 mm shorter

    XDA Guide:
    102 mm
    i300:
    113 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Guide:
    2008
    i300:
    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 Guide

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    53.5 mm +5.5 mm versus i300
    Depth:
    14.5 mm
  2. 2. i300

    Height:
    113 mm +11 mm versus XDA Guide
    Width:
    48 mm
    Depth:
    20 mm +5.5 mm versus XDA Guide

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Guide

    102 g

  2. 2. i300

    121 g

    +19 g versus XDA Guide

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 Guide

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. i300

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

XDA Guide has approximately 96% more rectangular screen area than i300.

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 Guide: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

i300: Original memory entry

3 GB (microdrive) · 64 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 Guide

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot) · 1 GB included

2. i300

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 2 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 Guide

    1110 mAh

    +110 mAh versus i300

  2. 2. i300

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. XDA Guide2. i300

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Guide, i300.
SpecificationXDA Guidei300
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
  • 113 Х 48 Х 20 mm
Weight
  • 102 g
  • 121 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 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.
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 3 GB (microdrive)
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 2 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 SE Smartphone
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Guide, i300.
SpecificationXDA Guidei300
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 12.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 44.5%
  • 22.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 200 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Guide, i300.
SpecificationXDA Guidei300
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • CIF
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA Guide, i300.
SpecificationXDA Guidei300
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
  • Intel XScale 416 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • No
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Guide, i300.
SpecificationXDA Guidei300
Release date
  • 2008
  • December
  • 2005
  • Q1
Colors
  • Grey
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 130 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Guide, i300.
SpecificationXDA Guidei300
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.74 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Guide, i300.
SpecificationXDA Guidei300
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
  • Scroll wheel navigation
  • Dual speaker
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Guide, i300.
SpecificationXDA Guidei300
Dop
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input
  • Infrared port - MP3/WMA/AAC/MP4 player -Pocket Office -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo