Sony Xperia tipo vs T-Mobile MDA Compact IV

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.

• Width

  MDA Compact IV: 5 mm narrower

  Xperia tipo:

  57 mm

  MDA Compact IV:

  52 mm

• Screen diagonal

  MDA Compact IV: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

  Xperia tipo:

  3.2 in

  MDA Compact IV:

  2.8 in

• Chipset

  Xperia tipo:

  Qualcomm MSM7225AA Snapdragon S1

  MDA Compact IV:

  Qualcomm MSM7201A

• Depth

  MDA Compact IV: 1 mm thinner

  Xperia tipo:

  13 mm

  MDA Compact IV:

  12 mm

• Height

  Xperia tipo: 7 mm shorter

  Xperia tipo:

  103 mm

  MDA Compact IV:

  110 mm

• Release year

  Xperia tipo:

  2012

  MDA Compact IV:

  2008

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. Xperia tipo

   Height:

   103 mm

   Width:

   57 mm +5 mm versus MDA Compact IV

   Depth:

   13 mm +1 mm versus MDA Compact IV

2. 2. MDA Compact IV

   Height:

   110 mm +7 mm versus Xperia tipo

   Width:

   52 mm

   Depth:

   12 mm

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. Xperia tipo

   Screen diagonal:

   3.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   30.5 cm²

2. 2. MDA Compact IV

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

Xperia tipo has approximately 25.6% more rectangular screen area than MDA Compact IV.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.