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T-Mobile MDA Basic vs Xiaomi Mi 5

 
Brief information about compared phones: T-Mobile MDA Basic , Xiaomi Mi 5

T-Mobile MDA Basic 2009 year of release. cpu 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S. screen 2.8". with resolution 240x320. Smartphone has 2 megapixel main camera .

Xiaomi Mi 5 2016 year of release. cpu Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) Standard edition -Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Prime & Pro edition. screen 5.15". with resolution 1080x1920. Smartphone has 4 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology TFT IPS LCD
Touchscreen resistive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 65K 16M
Screen size 2.8" inch 5.15" inch
Screen area 24.3 cm2 73.1 cm2
Screen format 4:3 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 39.2% 73.1%
Screen resolution 240 x 320 px 1080 x 1920 px
PPI /points per inch/ 143 PPI 428 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 2 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Camera specs 2 MP 16 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8'', 1.12µm, 4-axis OIS, PDAF
Functions Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0 MP, 4 MP, Single
Specifications 4 MP, f/2.0, 1/3'', 2µm
Performance Operating system OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); MIUI 10
Chipset TI OMAP 850 Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
Processor CPU 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S Quad-core (2x1.8 GHz Kryo & 2x1.36 GHz Kryo) Standard edition -Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Prime & Pro edition
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530
External memory microSD (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM - Pro edition64 GB, 3 GB RAM - Prime edition32 GB, 3 GB RAM - Standard
Antutu 7 score 136258
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1606
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 3694
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 6540
GeekBench 4 Battery 1865
GeekBench 5 Single Core 306
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 780
General specs Release date 2009, January 2016, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm 144.6 Х 69.2 Х 7.3 mm
Weight 110 g 129 g
Colors Gray Black, White, Gold, Ceramic
Battery 1100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 240 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Body build Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 4), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Mini-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 & TD-SCDMA  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - China -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Global  LTE band 1(2100), 41(2500) - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS Class 10 Yes
Edge Class 10 Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
USB miniUSB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 4.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.70 W/kg (head)     1.42 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No Yes
Others TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Infrared port - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - Pro and Prime editions are China exclusive

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy MDA Basic
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • External memory microSD (dedicated slot) GB
Reasons to buy Mi 5
  • Screen 5.15"
  • Main camera 16 MP