Spice Mi-500 Stellar Horizon 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

    MDA Basic: 95 g lighter

    Mi-500 Stellar Horizon:
    205 g
    MDA Basic:
    110 g
  • Width

    MDA Basic: 18.4 mm narrower

    Mi-500 Stellar Horizon:
    77.4 mm
    MDA Basic:
    59 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    MDA Basic: 2.2 in smaller diagonal

    Mi-500 Stellar Horizon:
    5 in
    MDA Basic:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Mi-500 Stellar Horizon:
    Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
    MDA Basic:
    TI OMAP 850
  • Depth

    Mi-500 Stellar Horizon: 5.5 mm thinner

    Mi-500 Stellar Horizon:
    10.5 mm
    MDA Basic:
    16 mm
  • Height

    MDA Basic: 38 mm shorter

    Mi-500 Stellar Horizon:
    143 mm
    MDA Basic:
    105 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.

  1. 1. Mi-500 Stellar Horizon

    Height:
    143 mm +38 mm versus MDA Basic
    Width:
    77.4 mm +18.4 mm versus MDA Basic
    Depth:
    10.5 mm
  2. 2. MDA Basic

    Height:
    105 mm
    Width:
    59 mm
    Depth:
    16 mm +5.5 mm versus Mi-500 Stellar Horizon

Weight

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

  1. 1. Mi-500 Stellar Horizon

    205 g

    +95 g versus MDA Basic

  2. 2. MDA Basic

    110 g

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. Mi-500 Stellar Horizon

    Screen diagonal:
    5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    71.2 cm²
  2. 2. MDA Basic

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

Mi-500 Stellar Horizon has approximately 193.1% more rectangular screen area than MDA Basic.

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.

Mi-500 Stellar Horizon: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

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. Mi-500 Stellar Horizon

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

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. Mi-500 Stellar Horizon

    2400 mAh

    +1300 mAh versus MDA Basic

  2. 2. MDA Basic

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Mi-500 Stellar Horizon2. MDA Basic

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Mi-500 Stellar Horizon, MDA Basic.
SpecificationMi-500 Stellar HorizonMDA Basic
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143 Х 77.4 Х 10.5 mm
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 205 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 2.8" 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
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • TI OMAP 850
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Mi-500 Stellar Horizon, MDA Basic.
SpecificationMi-500 Stellar HorizonMDA Basic
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors Unknown
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 71.2 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 64.3%
  • 39.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 187 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Mi-500 Stellar Horizon, MDA Basic.
SpecificationMi-500 Stellar HorizonMDA Basic
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Mi-500 Stellar Horizon, MDA Basic.
SpecificationMi-500 Stellar HorizonMDA Basic
Processor CPU
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX531u
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Mi-500 Stellar Horizon, MDA Basic.
SpecificationMi-500 Stellar HorizonMDA Basic
Release date
  • 2012
  • September
  • 2009
  • January
Colors
  • White
  • Gray
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Mi-500 Stellar Horizon, MDA Basic.
SpecificationMi-500 Stellar HorizonMDA Basic
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 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
  • Proprietary
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • Yes
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Mi-500 Stellar Horizon, MDA Basic.
SpecificationMi-500 Stellar HorizonMDA Basic
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features — specifications for Mi-500 Stellar Horizon, MDA Basic.
SpecificationMi-500 Stellar HorizonMDA Basic
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - MP4/WMV/H.263 player -MP3/WAV/AAC+ player -Document viewer -Photo/video editor
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player