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T-Mobile MDA Basic vs ZTE Imperial II

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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: 33.7 g lighterMDA Basic: 110 g · Imperial II: 143.7 g
  • WidthMDA Basic: 12.1 mm narrowerMDA Basic: 59 mm · Imperial II: 71.1 mm
  • Screen diagonalMDA Basic: 2.2 in smaller diagonalMDA Basic: 2.8 in · Imperial II: 5 in
  • ChipsetTI OMAP 850 / Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)MDA Basic: TI OMAP 850 · Imperial II: Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
  • DepthImperial II: 5.8 mm thinnerImperial II: 10.2 mm · MDA Basic: 16 mm
  • HeightMDA Basic: 37.2 mm shorterMDA Basic: 105 mm · Imperial II: 142.2 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 Imperial II: 142.2 × 71.1 mm 2
Side
MDA Basic: 105 × 16 mm 1 Imperial II: 142.2 × 10.2 mm 2
  1. 1. MDA Basic
    Height
    105 mm
    Width
    59 mm
    Depth
    16 mm
    Weight
    110 g
  2. 2. Imperial II
    Height
    142.2 mm
    Width
    71.1 mm
    Depth
    10.2 mm
    Weight
    143.7 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationMDA BasicImperial II
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 105 Х 59 Х 16 mm
  • 142.2 Х 71.1 Х 10.2 mm
Weight
  • 110 g
  • 143.7 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.8" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 540 x 960 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 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 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 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 850
  • Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationMDA BasicImperial II
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%
  • 68.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 143 PPI
  • 220 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationMDA BasicImperial II
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationMDA BasicImperial II
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 305
General specs
General specs
SpecificationMDA BasicImperial II
Release date
  • 2009
  • January
  • 2015
  • January
Colors
  • Gray
  • White
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 270 h Talking time- Up to 8 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 296 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 15 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationMDA BasicImperial II
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationMDA BasicImperial II
Radio
  • No
Unknown
Others
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationMDA BasicImperial II
Dop
  • Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For U.S. Cellular