O2 XDA Zest vs Philips W736

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: 65 g lighter

    XDA Zest:
    102.5 g
    W736:
    167.5 g
  • Width

    XDA Zest: 4.9 mm narrower

    XDA Zest:
    60.5 mm
    W736:
    65.4 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    XDA Zest: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    XDA Zest:
    2.8 in
    W736:
    4 in
  • Depth

    W736: 4.4 mm thinner

    XDA Zest:
    16.5 mm
    W736:
    12.1 mm
  • Height

    XDA Zest: 24.6 mm shorter

    XDA Zest:
    102 mm
    W736:
    126.6 mm
  • Release year

    XDA Zest:
    2008
    W736:
    2012

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 +4.4 mm versus W736
  2. 2. W736

    Height:
    126.6 mm +24.6 mm versus XDA Zest
    Width:
    65.4 mm +4.9 mm versus XDA Zest
    Depth:
    12.1 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. XDA Zest

    102.5 g

  2. 2. W736

    167.5 g

    +65 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. W736

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

W736 has approximately 87.6% 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

W736: 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 Zest

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

2. W736

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. W736

    2400 mAh

    +1100 mAh versus XDA Zest

Specifications

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1. XDA Zest2. W736

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Zest, W736.
SpecificationXDA ZestW736
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 102 Х 60.5 Х 16.5 mm
  • 126.6 Х 65.4 Х 12.1 mm
Weight
  • 102.5 g
  • 167.5 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 640 px
  • 480 x 800 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
  • 4 GB (2 GB user available)
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
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for XDA Zest, W736.
SpecificationXDA ZestW736
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.3%
  • 55.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 286 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Zest, W736.
SpecificationXDA ZestW736
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • 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 Zest, W736.
SpecificationXDA ZestW736
Processor CPU
  • 624MHz Marvell TavorP
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX531u
General specs
General specs — specifications for XDA Zest, W736.
SpecificationXDA ZestW736
Release date
  • 2008
  • October
  • 2012
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • Grey
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 260 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 667 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for XDA Zest, W736.
SpecificationXDA ZestW736
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 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 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
  • SiRF Star III chipset
  • Yes
USB
  • miniUSB 1.1
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Zest, W736.
SpecificationXDA ZestW736
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Handwriting recognition
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for XDA Zest, W736.
SpecificationXDA ZestW736
Dop
  • SiRF star III chipset -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3 player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity