O2 XDA Serra vs Philips W832

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 Serra: 5.5 g lighter

    XDA Serra:
    165 g
    W832:
    170.5 g
  • Width

    XDA Serra: 16.5 mm narrower

    XDA Serra:
    51 mm
    W832:
    67.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Serra: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Serra:
    2.8 in
    W832:
    4.5 in
  • Chipset

    XDA Serra:
    Qualcomm MSM7201A
    W832:
    Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • Depth

    W832: 7.1 mm thinner

    XDA Serra:
    18.1 mm
    W832:
    11 mm
  • Height

    XDA Serra: 29 mm shorter

    XDA Serra:
    102 mm
    W832:
    131 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 Serra

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    51 mm
    Depth:
    18.1 mm +7.1 mm versus W832
  2. 2. W832

    Height:
    131 mm +29 mm versus XDA Serra
    Width:
    67.5 mm +16.5 mm versus XDA Serra
    Depth:
    11 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Serra

    165 g

  2. 2. W832

    170.5 g

    +5.5 g versus XDA Serra

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 Serra

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. W832

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

W832 has approximately 129.9% more rectangular screen area than XDA Serra.

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 Serra: Original memory entry

288 MB RAM · 512 MB ROM

W832: Original memory entry

4 GB (2 GB user available)

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 Serra

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

2. W832

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 Serra

    1340 mAh

  2. 2. W832

    2400 mAh

    +1060 mAh versus XDA Serra

Specifications

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1. XDA Serra2. W832

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Serra, W832.
SpecificationXDA SerraW832
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 102 Х 51 Х 18.1 mm
  • 131 Х 67.5 Х 11 mm
Weight
  • 165 g
  • 170.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 640 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 288 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
  • 4 GB (2 GB user available)
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1340 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM7201A
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Serra, W832.
SpecificationXDA SerraW832
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.7%
  • 63.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Serra, W832.
SpecificationXDA SerraW832
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA Serra, W832.
SpecificationXDA SerraW832
Processor CPU
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 130
  • PowerVR SGX531u
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Serra, W832.
SpecificationXDA SerraW832
Release date
  • 2008
  • July
  • 2012
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • Grey
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 406 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 683 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Serra, W832.
SpecificationXDA SerraW832
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Serra, W832.
SpecificationXDA SerraW832
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Serra, W832.
SpecificationXDA SerraW832
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WAV/WMA player -MP4/WMV/3gp player -Pocket Office -Voice memo -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity