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T-Mobile MDA Basic vs Yota YotaPhone

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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: 36 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · YotaPhone: 146 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 8 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · YotaPhone: 67 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 1.5 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · YotaPhone: 4.3 in
  • ChipsetTI OMAP 850 / Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 ProMDA Basic: TI OMAP 850 · YotaPhone: Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro
  • DepthYotaPhone: 6 mm thinnerYotaPhone: 10 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 28.6 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · YotaPhone: 133.6 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.

Front
MDA Basic: 105 × 59 mm 1 YotaPhone: 133.6 × 67 mm 2
Side
MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 1 YotaPhone: 133.6 × 10 mm 2
  1. 1. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm
    Depth
    16 mm
    Weight
    110 g
  2. 2. YotaPhone
    Height
    133.6 mm
    Width
    67 mm
    Depth
    10 mm
    Weight
    146 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationMDA BasicYotaPhone
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
  • 133.6 Х 67 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 146 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 128 MB RAM
  • 256 MB ROM
  • 32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
  • Qualcomm MSM8960T Snapdragon S4 Pro
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationMDA BasicYotaPhone
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.2%
  • 56.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 342 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationMDA BasicYotaPhone
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationMDA BasicYotaPhone
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 320
General specs
General specs
SpecificationMDA BasicYotaPhone
Release date
  • 2009
  • January
  • 2012
  • December
Colors
  • Gray
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 420 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 282 h (2G) / Up to 327 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 22 h (2G) / Up to 15 h (3G) Music play - Up to 48 h
Body build Unknown
  • Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass)
  • aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationMDA BasicYotaPhone
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 / 1800 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.57 W/kg (head) 0.28 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationMDA BasicYotaPhone
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
  • Secondary always-on grayscale capacitive touchscreen
  • 360 x 640 pixels (170 ppi)
  • 4.3 inches
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationMDA BasicYotaPhone
Dop
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass

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