O2 XDA Orbit 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: 23 g lighter

    XDA Orbit:
    129 g
    XDA Orion:
    106 g
  • Width

    XDA Orion: 12 mm narrower

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

    XDA Orion: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Orbit:
    2.8 in
    XDA Orion:
    2.2 in
  • Depth

    XDA Orbit: 0.7 mm thinner

    XDA Orbit:
    16.8 mm
    XDA Orion:
    17.5 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Orbit:
    2006
    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 Orbit

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    58 mm +12 mm versus XDA Orion
    Depth:
    16.8 mm
  2. 2. XDA Orion

    Height:
    107.5 mm
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    17.5 mm +0.7 mm versus XDA Orbit

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Orbit

    129 g

    +23 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 Orbit

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

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

XDA Orbit has approximately 62% 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 Orbit: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB 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 Orbit

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

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 Orbit2. XDA Orion

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Orbit, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA OrbitXDA Orion
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 108 Х 58 Х 16.8 mm
  • 107.5 Х 46 Х 17.5 mm
Weight
  • 129 g
  • 106 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" 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
  • 128 MB ROM
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 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 5.0 PocketPC
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Orbit, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA OrbitXDA Orion
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 15.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 38.8%
  • 30.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 182 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Orbit, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA OrbitXDA Orion
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Video
  • QCIF
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA Orbit, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA OrbitXDA Orion
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Orbit, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA OrbitXDA Orion
Release date
  • 2006
  • September
  • 2005
  • October
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 150 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Orbit, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA OrbitXDA Orion
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • CoPilot Live Navigator
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • 1.2
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Orbit, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA OrbitXDA Orion
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Orbit, XDA Orion.
SpecificationXDA OrbitXDA Orion
Dop
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player HTC Artemis platform
  • 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