O2 XDA Zest vs Philips W3500

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 Zest: 67.5 g lighter

    XDA Zest:
    102.5 g
    W3500:
    170 g
  • Width

    XDA Zest: 13.1 mm narrower

    XDA Zest:
    60.5 mm
    W3500:
    73.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Zest: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Zest:
    2.8 in
    W3500:
    5 in
  • Depth

    W3500: 6.8 mm thinner

    XDA Zest:
    16.5 mm
    W3500:
    9.7 mm
  • Height

    XDA Zest: 40 mm shorter

    XDA Zest:
    102 mm
    W3500:
    142 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Zest:
    2008
    W3500:
    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 Zest

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    60.5 mm
    Depth:
    16.5 mm +6.8 mm versus W3500
  2. 2. W3500

    Height:
    142 mm +40 mm versus XDA Zest
    Width:
    73.6 mm +13.1 mm versus XDA Zest
    Depth:
    9.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Zest

    102.5 g

  2. 2. W3500

    170 g

    +67.5 g versus XDA Zest

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 Zest

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²
  2. 2. W3500

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

W3500 has approximately 183.9% more rectangular screen area than XDA Zest.

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 Zest: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

W3500: Original memory entry

1 GB RAM

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 Zest

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. W3500

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 Zest

    1300 mAh

  2. 2. W3500

    2200 mAh

    +900 mAh versus XDA Zest

Specifications

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1. XDA Zest2. W3500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Zest, W3500.
SpecificationXDA ZestW3500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 102 Х 60.5 Х 16.5 mm
  • 142 Х 73.6 Х 9.7 mm
Weight
  • 102.5 g
  • 170 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 640 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Zest, W3500.
SpecificationXDA ZestW3500
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.3%
  • 65.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 196 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Zest, W3500.
SpecificationXDA ZestW3500
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA videocall camera
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for XDA Zest, W3500.
SpecificationXDA ZestW3500
Processor CPU
  • 624MHz Marvell TavorP
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Zest, W3500.
SpecificationXDA ZestW3500
Release date
  • 2008
  • October
  • 2013
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Zest, W3500.
SpecificationXDA ZestW3500
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 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
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB 1.1
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Zest, W3500.
SpecificationXDA ZestW3500
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Zest, W3500.
SpecificationXDA ZestW3500
Dop
  • SiRF star III chipset -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer