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Samsung Galaxy Note 8 vs T-Mobile MDA Basic

 
Brief information about compared phones: Samsung Galaxy Note 8 , T-Mobile MDA Basic

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 2017 year of release. cpu Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) USA & China. screen 6.3". with resolution 1440x2960. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera .

T-Mobile MDA Basic 2009 year of release. cpu 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S. screen 2.8". with resolution 240x320. Smartphone has 2 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology Super AMOLED TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen resistive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 65K
Screen size 6.3" inch 2.8" inch
Screen area 101.1 cm2 24.3 cm2
Screen format 18.5:9 (height:width) 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.2% 39.2%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2960 px 240 x 320 px
PPI /points per inch/ 521 PPI 143 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12 MP, Dual 2 MP, Single
Camera specs 12 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm (telephoto), 1/3.6'', 1.0µm, AF, OIS, 2x optical zoom 2 MP
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Video 1440p@30fps Yes
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 0 MP,
Specifications 8 MP, f/1.7, 25mm (wide), 1/3.6'', 1.22µm, AF
DxOMark Main Score 94
DxOMark Photo 100
DxOMark Video 84
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Exynos 8895 Octa (10 nm) EMEA -Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) USA & China TI OMAP 850
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose M2 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53) EMEA -Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) USA & China 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU Mali-G71 MP20 EMEA -Adreno 540 USA & China
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM
Antutu 7 score 204196
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1792
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6277
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 9051
Antutu 8 score 259278
GeekBench 4 Battery 3822
GeekBench 5 Single Core 345
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1509
General specs Release date 2017, August 2009, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 162.5 Х 74.8 Х 8.6 mm 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight 195 g 110 g
Colors Midnight Black, Maple Gold, Orchid Gray, Deep Sea Blue, Star Pink (Taiwan only) Gray
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 550 EUR
Battery life Talking time- Up to 22 h (3G) Music play - Up to 74 h Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Mini-SIM
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) Show all network frequencies:
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps
GPRS Yes Class 10
Edge Yes Class 10
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO No
NFC Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector miniUSB
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 2.0, A2DP
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others HDR10 -3D Touch (home button only) -Always-on display TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features Dop Sensors Iris scanner, fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, heart rate, SpO2 - Samsung DeX (desktop experience support) -Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi/PMA wireless charging (market dependent) -ANT+ -Bixby natural language commands and dictation - Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified) -IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) -Stylus - Versions: N950F (Single SIM: Europe, Australia); N950FD (Global Dual SIM: Europe, LATAM, Brazil; Australia); N950U/U1 (USA); N950W (Canada); N9500 (China); N950N (South Korea) Also known as Samsung Ga Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Galaxy Note 8
  • Screen 6.3"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • External memory microSD GB
Reasons to buy MDA Basic
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSD (dedicated slot) GB