O2 XDA Orbit vs Palm Treo 270

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 Orbit: 24 g lighter

    XDA Orbit:
    129 g
    Treo 270:
    153 g
  • Width

    XDA Orbit: 13 mm narrower

    XDA Orbit:
    58 mm
    Treo 270:
    71 mm
  • Depth

    XDA Orbit: 4.2 mm thinner

    XDA Orbit:
    16.8 mm
    Treo 270:
    21 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Orbit:
    2006
    Treo 270:
    2003

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
    Depth:
    16.8 mm
  2. 2. Treo 270

    Height:
    108 mm
    Width:
    71 mm +13 mm versus XDA Orbit
    Depth:
    21 mm +4.2 mm versus XDA Orbit

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Orbit

    129 g

  2. 2. Treo 270

    153 g

    +24 g versus XDA Orbit

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. XDA Orbit

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. Treo 270

    Treo 270: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

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

Treo 270: Original memory entry

16 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 Orbit

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

2. Treo 270

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

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. Treo 270

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Orbit, Treo 270.
SpecificationXDA OrbitTreo 270
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 108 Х 58 Х 16.8 mm
  • 108 Х 71 Х 21 mm
Weight
  • 129 g
  • 153 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • CSTN
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 0" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 160 x 160 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
  • 16 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
  • Palm 3.5.2H4
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Orbit, Treo 270.
SpecificationXDA OrbitTreo 270
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 4096
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
Unknown
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 38.8%
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 0 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Orbit, Treo 270.
SpecificationXDA OrbitTreo 270
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Video
  • QCIF
Unknown
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA Orbit, Treo 270.
SpecificationXDA OrbitTreo 270
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • Motorola DragonBall VZ MC68VZ328 33MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Orbit, Treo 270.
SpecificationXDA OrbitTreo 270
Release date
  • 2006
  • September
  • 2003
Colors
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Steel Grey
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 3 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Orbit, Treo 270.
SpecificationXDA OrbitTreo 270
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • No
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • CoPilot Live Navigator
  • No
USB
  • Proprietary
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • No
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Orbit, Treo 270.
SpecificationXDA OrbitTreo 270
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Orbit, Treo 270.
SpecificationXDA OrbitTreo 270
Dop
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player HTC Artemis platform
  • Infrared port - 33 MHz Motorola Dragonball Processor -Organizer -Advanced calculator -GPRS upgradable -Handsfree ear-bud headset included