O2 XDA Guide vs Vertu Signature Touch (2015)

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: 123 g lighter

    XDA Guide:
    102 g
    Signature Touch (2015):
    225 g
  • Width

    XDA Guide: 20.5 mm narrower

    XDA Guide:
    53.5 mm
    Signature Touch (2015):
    74 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Guide: 2.4 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Guide:
    2.8 in
    Signature Touch (2015):
    5.2 in
  • Chipset

    XDA Guide:
    Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
    Signature Touch (2015):
    Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
  • Depth

    Signature Touch (2015): 3.7 mm thinner

    XDA Guide:
    14.5 mm
    Signature Touch (2015):
    10.8 mm
  • Height

    XDA Guide: 53 mm shorter

    XDA Guide:
    102 mm
    Signature Touch (2015):
    155 mm

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
    Depth:
    14.5 mm +3.7 mm versus Signature Touch (2015)
  2. 2. Signature Touch (2015)

    Height:
    155 mm +53 mm versus XDA Guide
    Width:
    74 mm +20.5 mm versus XDA Guide
    Depth:
    10.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Guide

    102 g

  2. 2. Signature Touch (2015)

    225 g

    +123 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. Signature Touch (2015)

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²

Signature Touch (2015) has approximately 207% more rectangular screen area than XDA Guide.

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

Signature Touch (2015): Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. Signature Touch (2015)

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 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

  2. 2. Signature Touch (2015)

    3160 mAh

    +2050 mAh versus XDA Guide

Specifications

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1. XDA Guide2. Signature Touch (2015)

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Guide, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationXDA GuideSignature Touch (2015)
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
  • 155 Х 74 Х 10.8 mm
Weight
  • 102 g
  • 225 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Sapphire crystal glass
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 1080 x 1920 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
  • 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3160 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Guide, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationXDA GuideSignature Touch (2015)
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 44.5%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Sapphire crystal glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Guide, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationXDA GuideSignature Touch (2015)
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 21 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 21 MP
  • PDAF
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • CIF
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2.1 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA Guide, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationXDA GuideSignature Touch (2015)
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
  • Octa-core (4x1.56 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.82 GHz Cortex-A57)
Graphics processor GPU
  • No
  • Adreno 430
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Guide, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationXDA GuideSignature Touch (2015)
Release date
  • 2008
  • December
  • 2015
  • September
Colors
  • Grey
  • Jet Calf
  • Garnet Calf
  • Grape Lizard
  • Pure Jet Lizard
  • Jet Alligator
  • Pure Navy Alligator
  • Clous de Paris Alligator
  • Pure Jet Red Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 9000 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Guide, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationXDA GuideSignature Touch (2015)
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
  • 28(700)
  • 29(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • aptX
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Guide, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationXDA GuideSignature Touch (2015)
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Guide, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationXDA GuideSignature Touch (2015)
Dop
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi wireless charging - Titanium body (forged grade 5) and luxurious calf leather covered rear panel