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T-Mobile MDA Basic vs Thuraya SG-2520

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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: 60 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · SG-2520: 170 g
    • WidthSG-2520: 6 mm narrowerSG-2520: 53 mm · MDA Basic: 59 mm
    • Screen diagonalSG-2520: 0.9 in smaller diagonalSG-2520: 1.9 in · MDA Basic: 2.8 in
    • DepthMDA Basic: 2.8 mm thinnerMDA Basic: 16 mm · SG-2520: 18.8 mm
    • HeightMDA Basic: 33.5 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · SG-2520: 138.5 mm
    • Release year2009 / 2007MDA Basic: 2009 · SG-2520: 2007

    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 SG-2520: 138.5 × 53 mm 2
    Side
    MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 1 SG-2520: 138.5 × 18.8 mm 2
    1. 1. MDA Basic
      Height
      105 mm
      Width
      59 mm
      Depth
      16 mm
      Weight
      110 g
    2. 2. SG-2520
      Height
      138.5 mm
      Width
      53 mm
      Depth
      18.8 mm
      Weight
      170 g

    Specifications

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    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials
    SpecificationMDA BasicSG-2520
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
    • 138.5 Х 53 Х 18.8 mm
    Weight
    • 110 g
    • 170 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • TFT
    Screen size
    • 2.8" inch
    • 1.9" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 240 x 320 px
    • 176 x 220 px
    Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 128 MB RAM
    • 256 MB ROM
    • 128 MB
    Memory card support
    • microSD (dedicated slot)
    • SD ( 128 MB included )
    BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1100 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    • 1280 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
    • WinCE 4.2
    Chipset
    • TI OMAP 850
    		 Unknown
    Headphone jack
    • No
    • No
    Display
    Display
    SpecificationMDA BasicSG-2520
    Touchscreen
    • resistive touchscreen
    		 Unknown
    Display colors
    • 65K
    • 256K
    Screen area
    • 24.3 cm2
    • 11.4 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    		 Unknown
    Screen to body ratio
    • 39.2%
    • 15.5%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 143 PPI
    • 0 PPI
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video
    SpecificationMDA BasicSG-2520
    Rear camera, main
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    • 1.3 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 2 MP
    • 1.3 MP
    Video
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0 MP,
    • 0 MP,
    Performance
    Performance
    SpecificationMDA BasicSG-2520
    Processor CPU
    • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
    		 Unknown
    General specs
    General specs
    SpecificationMDA BasicSG-2520
    Release date
    • 2009
    • January
    • 2007
    • March
    Colors
    • Gray
    • Light Silver
    • Dark Gray
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
    • Stand by time- Up to 75 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity
    SpecificationMDA BasicSG-2520
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • Mini-SIM
    GPRS
    • Class 10
    • Class 10
    Edge
    • Class 10
    • No
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
    • No
    GPS
    • No
    • Yes
    USB
    • miniUSB
    • 1.1
    Bluetooth
    • 2.0
    • A2DP
    • 1.1
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio
    SpecificationMDA BasicSG-2520
    Radio
    • No
    • No
    Others
    • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
    • Wallpapers
    • screensavers
    Other features
    Other features
    SpecificationMDA BasicSG-2520
    Dop
    • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player
    • Infrared port - MP3/AAC/MP4/AMR player -eZi Text Input -Organizer -Voice memo -File browser