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Orange San Diego vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

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.

  • WeightMDA Basic: 7 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · San Diego: 117 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 4 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · San Diego: 63 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 1.2 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · San Diego: 4 in
  • ChipsetIntel Atom Z2460 / TI OMAP 850San Diego: Intel Atom Z2460 · MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850
  • DepthSan Diego: 6 mm thinnerSan Diego: 10 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 18 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · San Diego: 123 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.

Front
San Diego: 123 × 63 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 2
Side
San Diego: 123 × 10 mm 1 MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 2
  1. 1. San Diego
    Height
    123 mm
    Width
    63 mm
    Depth
    10 mm
    Weight
    117 g
  2. 2. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm
    Depth
    16 mm
    Weight
    110 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationSan DiegoMDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 123 Х 63 Х 10 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 117 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 600 x 1024 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB (12 GB user available)
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.3.7 (Gingerbread)
  • upgradable to 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Intel Atom Z2460
  • TI OMAP 850
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationSan DiegoMDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 45.0 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 58.1%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 297 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationSan DiegoMDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationSan DiegoMDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • 1.6 GHz
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX540
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationSan DiegoMDA Basic
Release date
  • 2012
  • February
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Gray
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 190 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 336 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationSan DiegoMDA Basic
SIM card
  • Micro-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationSan DiegoMDA Basic
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationSan DiegoMDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - HDMI port -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Document viewer -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input - Previously known as Orange Santa Clara
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player