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T-Mobile MDA Basic vs Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

 
Brief information about compared phones: T-Mobile MDA Basic , Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

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 9 Explorer 2019 year of release. cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485). screen 6.39". with resolution 1080x2340. Smartphone has 20 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology TFT Super AMOLED
Touchscreen resistive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 65K 16M
Screen size 2.8" inch 6.39" inch
Screen area 24.3 cm2 100.2 cm2
Screen format 4:3 (height:width) 19.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 39.2% 85.2%
Screen resolution 240 x 320 px 1080 x 2340 px
PPI /points per inch/ 143 PPI 403 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 2 MP, Single 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 2 MP 48 MP, f/1.5 (12GB RAM model) or f/1.8 (8GB RAM model), (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF - 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, laser AF, 2x optical zoom - 16 MP, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0"
Functions HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 0 MP, 20 MP, Single
Specifications 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
Performance Operating system OS Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10
Chipset TI OMAP 850 Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor CPU 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 640
External memory microSD (dedicated slot) No
Internal memory 128 MB RAM, 256 MB ROM 256 GB, 8/12 GB RAM
General specs Release date 2009, January 2019, February
Dimensions (HxWxD) 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm 157.5 Х 74.7 Х 7.6 mm
Weight 110 g 173 g
Colors Gray Transparent Black
Battery 1100 mAh,  Removable Li-Ion 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 530 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Body build Back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
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  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Speed HSPA, LTE-A
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 dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC Yes
USB miniUSB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack No No
Others TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation HDR10 -DCI-P3
Other features Dop Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player Sensors Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, Infrared port - Fast battery charging 27W (Quick Charge 4+) -Fast wireless charging 20W - Also known as Xiaomi Mi 9 Transparent Edition

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 9 Explorer
  • Screen 6.39"
  • Front camera 20 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP