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T-Mobile MDA Basic vs T-Mobile myTouch 3G Slide

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.

  • WeightMDA Basic: 57 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · myTouch 3G Slide: 167 g
  • WidthmyTouch 3G Slide: 1 mm narrowermyTouch 3G Slide: 58 mm · MDA Basic: 59 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 0.6 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · myTouch 3G Slide: 3.4 in
  • DepthmyTouch 3G Slide: 1 mm thinnermyTouch 3G Slide: 15 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 9 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · myTouch 3G Slide: 114 mm
  • Release year2009 / 2010MDA Basic: 2009 · myTouch 3G Slide: 2010

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.

Front
MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 1 myTouch 3G Slide: 114 × 58 mm 2
Side
MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 1 myTouch 3G Slide: 114 × 15 mm 2
  1. 1. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm+1 mm versus myTouch 3G Slide
    Depth
    16 mm+1 mm versus myTouch 3G Slide
    Weight
    110 g
  2. 2. myTouch 3G Slide
    Height
    114 mm+9 mm versus MDA Basic
    Width
    58 mm
    Depth
    15 mm
    Weight
    167 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. MDA Basic110 g
  2. 2. myTouch 3G Slide167 g

    +57 g versus MDA Basic

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.

Screen size
MDA Basic: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 1 myTouch 3G Slide: 3.4 in, 3:2, About 34.4 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. MDA Basic 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. myTouch 3G Slide 3.4 in · 3:2 About 34.4 cm² rectangular area

myTouch 3G Slide has approximately 41.8% 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.

MDA Basic: Original memory entry

128 MB RAM · 256 MB ROM

myTouch 3G Slide: Original memory entry

512 MB RAM · 512 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. MDA Basic

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. myTouch 3G Slide

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot) · 8 GB included

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. MDA Basic1100 mAh
  2. 2. myTouch 3G Slide1300 mAh

    +200 mAh versus MDA Basic

Specifications

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1. MDA Basic2. myTouch 3G Slide

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationMDA BasicmyTouch 3G Slide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
  • 114 Х 58 Х 15 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 167 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 3.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 8 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationMDA BasicmyTouch 3G Slide
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 34.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.2%
  • 52.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 170 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationMDA BasicmyTouch 3G Slide
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationMDA BasicmyTouch 3G Slide
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs
SpecificationMDA BasicmyTouch 3G Slide
Release date
  • 2009
  • January
  • 2010
  • April
Colors
  • Gray
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 330 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 286 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 40 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationMDA BasicmyTouch 3G Slide
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 7.2/2 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head) 0.65 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationMDA BasicmyTouch 3G Slide
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationMDA BasicmyTouch 3G Slide
Dop
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player
  • Sensors Accelerometer MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input Optical trackpad Also known as T-Mobile myTouch2