Screen size
equal specsXDA Orbit II2.8"
XDA Zest2.8"
Quick verdict
XDA Zest leads the measured specs 4-2.
Measured wins
XDA Orbit II
2
spec wins
Ties
6
equal specs
XDA Zest
4
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
equal specsTechnology
XDA Orbit II
GSM / HSPA
XDA Zest
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
XDA Orbit II
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
XDA Zest
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
XDA Orbit II
HSDPA 2100 , HSDPA 850 / 1900
XDA Zest
HSDPA 2100
Speed
XDA Orbit II
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
equal specsUSB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
XDA Zest
HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Announced
XDA Orbit II
2007, November. Released 2008, February
XDA Zest
2008, October. Released 2008, November
Status
XDA Orbit II
Discontinued
XDA Zest
Discontinued
Dimensions
XDA Orbit II
110 x 58 x 15.5 mm (4.33 x 2.28 x 0.61 in)
XDA Zest
102 x 60.5 x 16.5 mm (4.02 x 2.38 x 0.65 in)
Weight
XDA Orbit II
130 g (4.59 oz)
XDA Zest
102.5 g (3.60 oz)
SIM
XDA Orbit II
Mini-SIM
XDA Zest
Mini-SIM
Type
XDA Orbit II
TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
XDA Zest
TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
Size
XDA Orbit II
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~38.1% screen-to-body ratio)
XDA Zest
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~39.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
XDA Orbit II
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
XDA Zest
480 x 640 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~286 ppi density)
Other
XDA Orbit II
TouchFLO finger swipe navigation Handwriting recognition 4-way navigation wheel
XDA Zest
Handwriting recognition
OS
XDA Orbit II
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Professional
XDA Zest
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
XDA Orbit II
Qualcomm MSM7200
XDA Zest
-
CPU
XDA Orbit II
400 MHz ARM 11
XDA Zest
624MHz Marvell TavorP
GPU
XDA Orbit II
Adreno 130
XDA Zest
-
Card slot
XDA Orbit II
microSD (dedicated slot), SD 2.0 compatible
XDA Zest
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
XDA Orbit II
128MB RAM, 256MB ROM
XDA Zest
128MB RAM, 256MB ROM
Single
XDA Orbit II
3.15 MP, AF
XDA Zest
3.15 MP, AF
Video
XDA Orbit II
Yes
XDA Zest
Yes
Single
XDA Orbit II
VGA
XDA Zest
VGA videocall camera
Video
XDA Orbit II
XDA Zest
Loudspeaker
XDA Orbit II
Yes
XDA Zest
Yes
Alert types
XDA Orbit II
Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones
XDA Zest
-
3.5mm jack
XDA Orbit II
No
XDA Zest
No
WLAN
XDA Orbit II
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
XDA Zest
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
XDA Orbit II
2.0, A2DP
XDA Zest
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
XDA Orbit II
GPS, CoPilot Live Navigator
XDA Zest
GPS, A-GPS, SiRF Star III chipset
Radio
XDA Orbit II
FM radio
XDA Zest
No
USB
XDA Orbit II
miniUSB
XDA Zest
miniUSB 1.1
Sensors
XDA Orbit II
XDA Zest
Browser
XDA Orbit II
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
XDA Zest
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML
Other
XDA Orbit II
Pocket Office Voice memo MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/WAV/AMR-NB player Predictive text input
XDA Zest
SiRF star III chipset Pocket Office Voice memo MP3 player Predictive text input
Type
XDA Orbit II
Removable Li-Ion 1350 mAh battery
XDA Zest
Removable Li-Ion 1300 mAh battery
Stand-by
XDA Orbit II
Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 450 h (3G)
XDA Zest
Up to 260 h
Talk time
XDA Orbit II
Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
XDA Zest
Up to 5 h
Colors
XDA Orbit II
Black
XDA Zest
Black
SAR EU
XDA Orbit II
1.72 W/kg (head)
XDA Zest
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