O2 XDA phone vs Philips W8500

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 phone: 67 g lighter

    XDA phone:
    105 g
    W8500:
    172 g
  • Width

    XDA phone: 25 mm narrower

    XDA phone:
    46 mm
    W8500:
    71 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA phone: 2.1 in smaller diagonal

    XDA phone:
    2.2 in
    W8500:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    W8500: 5.2 mm thinner

    XDA phone:
    17.5 mm
    W8500:
    12.3 mm
  • Height

    XDA phone: 25 mm shorter

    XDA phone:
    107 mm
    W8500:
    132 mm
  • Release year

    XDA phone:
    2005
    W8500:
    2013

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 phone

    Height:
    107 mm
    Width:
    46 mm
    Depth:
    17.5 mm +5.2 mm versus W8500
  2. 2. W8500

    Height:
    132 mm +25 mm versus XDA phone
    Width:
    71 mm +25 mm versus XDA phone
    Depth:
    12.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA phone

    105 g

  2. 2. W8500

    172 g

    +67 g versus XDA phone

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 phone

    Screen diagonal:
    2.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    15 cm²
  2. 2. W8500

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

W8500 has approximately 240.1% more rectangular screen area than XDA phone.

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 phone: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 64 MB ROM

W8500: Original memory entry

4 GB

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 phone

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

2. W8500

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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 phone

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. W8500

    2400 mAh

    +1250 mAh versus XDA phone

Specifications

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1. XDA phone2. W8500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA phone, W8500.
SpecificationXDA phoneW8500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 107 Х 46 Х 17.5 mm
  • 132 Х 71 Х 12.3 mm
Weight
  • 105 g
  • 172 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.2" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 64 MB ROM
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Smartphone
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for XDA phone, W8500.
SpecificationXDA phoneW8500
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 15 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 30.5%
  • 54.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 182 PPI
  • 256 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA phone, W8500.
SpecificationXDA phoneW8500
Rear camera, main
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 1.3 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • No
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA phone, W8500.
SpecificationXDA phoneW8500
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA phone, W8500.
SpecificationXDA phoneW8500
Release date
  • 2005
  • September
  • 2013
  • October
Colors
  • Silver
  • Silver
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 250 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA phone, W8500.
SpecificationXDA phoneW8500
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
  • (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • Proprietary
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA phone, W8500.
SpecificationXDA phoneW8500
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA phone, W8500.
SpecificationXDA phoneW8500
Dop
  • Infrared port - Microsoft ActiveSync -MP3/AAC player -Predictive text input - Produced by HTC. Functionally identical to i-mate SP4m.
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)