Plum Axe vs Samsung L870

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

    Axe: 22 g lighter

    Axe:
    98 g
    L870:
    120 g
  • Width

    L870: 13.1 mm narrower

    Axe:
    63.6 mm
    L870:
    50.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    L870: 1.6 in smaller diagonal

    Axe:
    4 in
    L870:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Axe: 3.1 mm thinner

    Axe:
    10.4 mm
    L870:
    13.5 mm
  • Height

    L870: 18.5 mm shorter

    Axe:
    122 mm
    L870:
    103.5 mm
  • Release year

    Axe:
    2012
    L870:
    2008

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. Axe

    Height:
    122 mm +18.5 mm versus L870
    Width:
    63.6 mm +13.1 mm versus L870
    Depth:
    10.4 mm
  2. 2. L870

    Height:
    103.5 mm
    Width:
    50.5 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +3.1 mm versus Axe

Weight

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

  1. 1. Axe

    98 g

  2. 2. L870

    120 g

    +22 g versus Axe

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. Axe

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²
  2. 2. L870

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

Axe has approximately 155.3% more rectangular screen area than L870.

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.

Axe: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

L870: Original memory entry

100 MB

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Axe

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. L870

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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. Axe

    1400 mAh

    +400 mAh versus L870

  2. 2. L870

    1000 mAh

Specifications

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1. Axe2. L870

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Axe, L870.
SpecificationAxeL870
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 122 Х 63.6 Х 10.4 mm
  • 103.5 Х 50.5 Х 13.5 mm
Weight
  • 98 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 100 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Symbian 9.3
  • Series 60 rel. 3.2
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Axe, L870.
SpecificationAxeL870
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 256K
Unknown
Screen area
  • 45.5 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 58.7%
  • 34.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 233 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Axe, L870.
SpecificationAxeL870
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Axe, L870.
SpecificationAxeL870
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 32-bit STMicroelectronics Nomadik STn8815P14
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX531
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Axe, L870.
SpecificationAxeL870
Release date
  • 2012
  • May
  • 2008
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 130 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 222 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 50 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Axe, L870.
SpecificationAxeL870
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Mi-Fi hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.41 W/kg (head) 1.04 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.36 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Axe, L870.
SpecificationAxeL870
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Axe, L870.
SpecificationAxeL870
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Z401 Single SIM Z400 Dual SIM
  • WMV/RV/MP4/3GP player -MP3/WMA/WAV/RA/AAC/M4A player -Predictive text input -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Business card scanner -Voice memo