Screen size
Atom Life2.7"
Zinc IIWinner: 2.8"+3.6%
Quick verdict
Atom Life and Zinc II are close on the measured specs.
Measured wins
Atom Life
3
spec wins
Ties
7
equal specs
Zinc II
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Atom Life
GSM / HSPA
Zinc II
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
Atom Life
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Zinc II
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Atom Life
HSDPA 1900 / 2100
Zinc II
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed
Atom Life
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
equal specsWired charging
Weight
Thickness
equal specsIP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Zinc II
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Announced
Atom Life
2007, January
Zinc II
2008, May
Status
Atom Life
Discontinued
Zinc II
Discontinued
Dimensions
Atom Life
106 x 58 x 18 mm (4.17 x 2.28 x 0.71 in)
Zinc II
109.5 x 59 x 18 mm (4.31 x 2.32 x 0.71 in)
Weight
Atom Life
145 g (5.11 oz)
Zinc II
185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM
Atom Life
Mini-SIM
Zinc II
Mini-SIM
Keyboard
Atom Life
-
Zinc II
QWERTY
Type
Atom Life
TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors (65K effective)
Zinc II
TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors (65K effective)
Size
Atom Life
2.7 inches, 22.6 cm2 (~36.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Zinc II
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~37.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Atom Life
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~148 ppi density)
Zinc II
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
Other
Atom Life
Handwriting recognition Stereo speakers
Zinc II
Handwriting recognition
OS
Atom Life
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
Zinc II
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
CPU
Atom Life
Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
Zinc II
Samsung 2442 500 MHz
Card slot
Atom Life
miniSD
Zinc II
microSD (dedicated slot)
Internal
Atom Life
64MB RAM, 1GB ROM
Zinc II
64MB RAM, 256MB ROM
Single
Atom Life
2 MP
Zinc II
2 MP
Features
Atom Life
LED flash
Zinc II
-
Video
Atom Life
Yes
Zinc II
Yes
Single
Atom Life
VGA videocall camera
Zinc II
-
Video
Atom Life
Zinc II
-
Other
Atom Life
-
Zinc II
No
Loudspeaker
Atom Life
Yes
Zinc II
Yes
3.5mm jack
Atom Life
No
Zinc II
No
Other
Atom Life
-
Zinc II
Stereo speakers
WLAN
Atom Life
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Zinc II
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
Atom Life
1.2
Zinc II
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
Atom Life
No
Zinc II
GPS, SiRF Star III chipset
Infrared port
Atom Life
Yes
Zinc II
-
Radio
Atom Life
Stereo FM radio, RDS
Zinc II
No
USB
Atom Life
miniUSB
Zinc II
miniUSB 1.1
Sensors
Atom Life
Zinc II
Browser
Atom Life
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
Zinc II
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
Other
Atom Life
Pocket Office Voice memo MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player Predictive text input
Zinc II
Pocket Office MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player Voice memo Predictive text input
Type
Atom Life
Removable Li-Po 1530 mAh battery
Zinc II
Removable Li-Po 1530 mAh battery
Stand-by
Atom Life
Up to 200 h
Zinc II
Up to 250 h
Talk time
Atom Life
Up to 4 h
Zinc II
Up to 5 h
Colors
Atom Life
Black
Zinc II
Black