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T-Mobile MDA Basic vs ZTE Geek V975

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: 38 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · Geek V975: 148 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 11 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Geek V975: 70 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 2.2 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · Geek V975: 5 in
  • ChipsetTI OMAP 850 / Intel Atom Z2580MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850 · Geek V975: Intel Atom Z2580
  • DepthGeek V975: 6.5 mm thinnerGeek V975: 9.5 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 40 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Geek V975: 145 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 Geek V975: 145 × 70 mm 2
Side
MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 1 Geek V975: 145 × 9.5 mm 2
  1. 1. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm
    Depth
    16 mm
    Weight
    110 g
  2. 2. Geek V975
    Height
    145 mm
    Width
    70 mm
    Depth
    9.5 mm
    Weight
    148 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationMDA BasicGeek V975
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
  • 145 Х 70 Х 9.5 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 148 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5" 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
  • 8/16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
  • Intel Atom Z2580
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationMDA BasicGeek V975
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 24.3 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 39.2%
  • 67.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationMDA BasicGeek V975
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationMDA BasicGeek V975
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • Dual-core 2.0 GHz
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX544MP2
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied. Unknown
  • 30286
General specs
General specs
SpecificationMDA BasicGeek V975
Release date
  • 2009
  • January
  • 2013
  • April
Colors
  • Gray
  • Black
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationMDA BasicGeek V975
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Yes
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationMDA BasicGeek V975
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationMDA BasicGeek V975
Dop
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Also known as ZTE Geek U988S for China Mobile with Nvidia Tegra 4
  • 1.8 GHz processor
  • 2 MP front camera and 1080p display