T-Mobile MDA Compact IV vs Xolo A550S IPS

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.

• Width

  MDA Compact IV: 11.9 mm narrower

  MDA Compact IV:

  52 mm

  A550S IPS:

  63.9 mm

• Screen diagonal

  MDA Compact IV: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

  MDA Compact IV:

  2.8 in

  A550S IPS:

  4 in

• Chipset

  MDA Compact IV:

  Qualcomm MSM7201A

  A550S IPS:

  Mediatek MT6572M (28 nm)

• Depth

  A550S IPS: 2.9 mm thinner

  MDA Compact IV:

  12 mm

  A550S IPS:

  9.1 mm

• Height

  MDA Compact IV: 15 mm shorter

  MDA Compact IV:

  110 mm

  A550S IPS:

  125 mm

• Release year

  MDA Compact IV:

  2008

  A550S IPS:

  2014

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.

1. 1. MDA Compact IV

   Height:

   110 mm

   Width:

   52 mm

   Depth:

   12 mm +2.9 mm versus A550S IPS

   Weight:

   98 g

2. 2. A550S IPS

   Height:

   125 mm +15 mm versus MDA Compact IV

   Width:

   63.9 mm +11.9 mm versus MDA Compact IV

   Depth:

   9.1 mm

   Weight:

   Unknown

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. MDA Compact IV

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

2. 2. A550S IPS

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

A550S IPS has approximately 87.6% more rectangular screen area than MDA Compact IV.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.