Screen size
XDA Atom Life2.7"
XDA NovaWinner: 2.8"+3.6%
Quick verdict
XDA Nova leads the measured specs 4-3.
Measured wins
XDA Atom Life
3
spec wins
Ties
5
equal specs
XDA Nova
4
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
XDA Atom Life
GSM / HSPA
XDA Nova
GSM
2G bands
XDA Atom Life
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
XDA Nova
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
XDA Atom Life
HSDPA 1900 / 2100
XDA Nova
-
Speed
XDA Atom Life
HSPA
XDA Nova
Resolution
equal specsRefresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
-
GPRS
XDA Atom Life
-
XDA Nova
Class 10
EDGE
XDA Atom Life
-
XDA Nova
Yes
Announced
XDA Atom Life
2007, January
XDA Nova
2007, June
Status
XDA Atom Life
Discontinued
XDA Nova
Discontinued
Dimensions
XDA Atom Life
106 x 58 x 18 mm (4.17 x 2.28 x 0.71 in)
XDA Nova
100 x 58 x 14 mm (3.94 x 2.28 x 0.55 in)
Weight
XDA Atom Life
145 g (5.11 oz)
XDA Nova
120 g (4.23 oz)
SIM
XDA Atom Life
Mini-SIM
XDA Nova
Mini-SIM
Type
XDA Atom Life
TFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors (65K effective)
XDA Nova
TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size
XDA Atom Life
2.7 inches, 22.6 cm2 (~36.7% screen-to-body ratio)
XDA Nova
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~41.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
XDA Atom Life
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~148 ppi density)
XDA Nova
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
Other
XDA Atom Life
Handwriting recognition
XDA Nova
TouchFLO finger swipe navigation Handwriting recognition 5-way navigation
OS
XDA Atom Life
Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
XDA Nova
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
CPU
XDA Atom Life
Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
XDA Nova
200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Chipset
XDA Atom Life
-
XDA Nova
TI OMAP 850
Card slot
XDA Atom Life
miniSD
XDA Nova
microSD (dedicated slot), 1 GB included
Internal
XDA Atom Life
64MB RAM, 1GB ROM
XDA Nova
128MB RAM, 256MB ROM
Single
XDA Atom Life
2 MP
XDA Nova
2 MP
Features
XDA Atom Life
LED flash
XDA Nova
-
Video
XDA Atom Life
Yes
XDA Nova
Yes
Single
XDA Atom Life
VGA videocall camera
XDA Nova
-
Video
XDA Atom Life
XDA Nova
-
Other
XDA Atom Life
-
XDA Nova
No
Loudspeaker
XDA Atom Life
Yes
XDA Nova
Yes
Alert types
XDA Atom Life
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
XDA Nova
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3 ringtones
3.5mm jack
XDA Atom Life
No
XDA Nova
No
WLAN
XDA Atom Life
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
XDA Nova
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
XDA Atom Life
1.2
XDA Nova
2.0
Positioning
XDA Atom Life
No
XDA Nova
No
Infrared port
XDA Atom Life
Yes
XDA Nova
-
Radio
XDA Atom Life
Stereo FM radio, RDS
XDA Nova
No
USB
XDA Atom Life
miniUSB
XDA Nova
miniUSB
Sensors
XDA Atom Life
XDA Nova
Browser
XDA Atom Life
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
XDA Nova
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
Other
XDA Atom Life
Pocket Office Voice memo MP3/AAC player
XDA Nova
Pocket Office Voice memo MP3/AAC player
Type
XDA Atom Life
Removable Li-Po 1530 mAh battery
XDA Nova
Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
XDA Atom Life
Up to 200 h
XDA Nova
Up to 200 h
Talk time
XDA Atom Life
Up to 4 h
XDA Nova
Up to 3 h 30 min
Colors
XDA Atom Life
Silver
XDA Nova
Soft Black, Wasabi Green
Price
XDA Atom Life
About 250 EUR
XDA Nova
About 520 EUR