Sony Ericsson G700 Business Edition 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.

  • Weight

    G700 Business Edition: 11 g lighter

    G700 Business Edition:
    99 g
    MDA Basic:
    110 g
  • Width

    G700 Business Edition: 10 mm narrower

    G700 Business Edition:
    49 mm
    MDA Basic:
    59 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    G700 Business Edition: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    G700 Business Edition:
    2.4 in
    MDA Basic:
    2.8 in
  • Depth

    G700 Business Edition: 3 mm thinner

    G700 Business Edition:
    13 mm
    MDA Basic:
    16 mm
  • Release year

    G700 Business Edition:
    2008
    MDA Basic:
    2009

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. G700 Business Edition

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    49 mm
    Depth:
    13 mm
  2. 2. MDA Basic

    Height:
    105 mm
    Width:
    59 mm +10 mm versus G700 Business Edition
    Depth:
    16 mm +3 mm versus G700 Business Edition

Weight

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

  1. 1. G700 Business Edition

    99 g

  2. 2. MDA Basic

    110 g

    +11 g versus G700 Business Edition

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. G700 Business Edition

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

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

MDA Basic has approximately 36.1% more rectangular screen area than G700 Business Edition.

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.

G700 Business Edition: Original memory entry

160 MB

MDA Basic: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

Practical features

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

1. G700 Business Edition

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Micro (M2) · up to 8 GB

2. MDA Basic

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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. G700 Business Edition

    950 mAh

  2. 2. MDA Basic

    1100 mAh

    +150 mAh versus G700 Business Edition

Specifications

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1. G700 Business Edition2. MDA Basic

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for G700 Business Edition, MDA Basic.
SpecificationG700 Business EditionMDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 106 Х 49 Х 13 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 99 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 160 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • Memory Stick Micro (M2)
  • up to 8 GB
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 950 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Symbian
  • UIQ
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset Unknown
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for G700 Business Edition, MDA Basic.
SpecificationG700 Business EditionMDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 34.3%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for G700 Business Edition, MDA Basic.
SpecificationG700 Business EditionMDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 0 MP,
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs Unknown
  • 2 MP
Video Unknown
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for G700 Business Edition, MDA Basic.
SpecificationG700 Business EditionMDA Basic
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
General specs
General specs — specifications for G700 Business Edition, MDA Basic.
SpecificationG700 Business EditionMDA Basic
Release date
  • 2008
  • June
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • Mineral Gray
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 100 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 380 h Talking time- Up to 12 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for G700 Business Edition, MDA Basic.
SpecificationG700 Business EditionMDA Basic
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Unknown
Speed
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
Unknown
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.38 W/kg (head) 1.45 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for G700 Business Edition, MDA Basic.
SpecificationG700 Business EditionMDA Basic
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Wallpapers
  • screensavers
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for G700 Business Edition, MDA Basic.
SpecificationG700 Business EditionMDA Basic
Dop
  • MP3/AAC/MP4 player -Handwriting recognition -StickyNotes -TrackID music recognition -Photo editor -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Organizer -Stopwatch -Voice memo/dial
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player