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O2 XDA Guide 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.

  • WeightXDA Guide: 8 g lighterXDA Guide: 102 g · Blade: 110 g
  • WidthXDA Guide: 3 mm narrowerXDA Guide: 53.5 mm · Blade: 56.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalXDA Guide: 0.7 in smaller diagonalXDA Guide: 2.8 in · Blade: 3.5 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1 / Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1XDA Guide: Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1 · Blade: Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • DepthBlade: 2.7 mm thinnerBlade: 11.8 mm · XDA Guide: 14.5 mm
  • HeightXDA Guide: 14 mm shorterXDA Guide: 102 mm · Blade: 116 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.

Front
XDA Guide: 102 × 53.5 mm 1 Blade: 116 × 56.5 mm 2
Side
XDA Guide: 102 × 14.5 mm 1 Blade: 116 × 11.8 mm 2
  1. 1. XDA Guide
    Height
    102 mm
    Width
    53.5 mm
    Depth
    14.5 mm+2.7 mm versus Blade
    Weight
    102 g
  2. 2. Blade
    Height
    116 mm+14 mm versus XDA Guide
    Width
    56.5 mm+3 mm versus XDA Guide
    Depth
    11.8 mm
    Weight
    110 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Guide102 g
  2. 2. Blade110 g

    +8 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.

Screen size
XDA Guide: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 1 Blade: 3.5 in, 5:3, About 34.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. XDA Guide 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Blade 3.5 in · 5:3 About 34.9 cm² rectangular area

Blade has approximately 43.6% 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

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 Guide

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

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.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. XDA Guide1110 mAh
  2. 2. Blade1250 mAh

    +140 mAh versus XDA Guide

Specifications

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1. XDA Guide2. Blade

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationXDA GuideBlade
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
  • 116 Х 56.5 Х 11.8 mm
Weight
  • 102 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • AMOLED or LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 2 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationXDA GuideBlade
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 44.5%
  • 53.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationXDA GuideBlade
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Video
  • CIF
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationXDA GuideBlade
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • No
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs
SpecificationXDA GuideBlade
Release date
  • 2008
  • December
  • 2010
  • October
Colors
  • Grey
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 192 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationXDA GuideBlade
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 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
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • hotspot (Android 2.2)
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationXDA GuideBlade
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationXDA GuideBlade
Dop
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input
  • 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