Screen size
MDA BasicWinner: 2.8"+14%
Vairy Text II2.4"
Quick verdict
Vairy Text II leads the measured specs 4-2.
Measured wins
MDA Basic
2
spec wins
Ties
6
equal specs
Vairy Text II
4
spec wins
Overall winner
Screen size
Technology
MDA Basic
GSM
Vairy Text II
GSM
2G bands
MDA Basic
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Vairy Text II
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 , GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS
MDA Basic
Class 10
Vairy Text II
Class 12
EDGE
MDA Basic
Class 10
Vairy Text II
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
equal specsUSB
5G support
equal specsNFC
3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Class 12
Announced
MDA Basic
2009, January
Vairy Text II
2011
Status
MDA Basic
Discontinued
Vairy Text II
Discontinued
Dimensions
MDA Basic
105 x 59 x 16 mm (4.13 x 2.32 x 0.63 in)
Vairy Text II
118.5 x 59 x 12.2 mm (4.67 x 2.32 x 0.48 in)
Weight
MDA Basic
110 g (3.88 oz)
Vairy Text II
105 g (3.70 oz)
SIM
MDA Basic
Mini-SIM
Vairy Text II
Mini-SIM
Keyboard
MDA Basic
-
Vairy Text II
QWERTY
Type
MDA Basic
TFT resistive touchscreen, 65K colors
Vairy Text II
TFT, 256K colors
Size
MDA Basic
2.8 inches, 24.3 cm2 (~39.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Vairy Text II
2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~25.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
MDA Basic
240 x 320 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~143 ppi density)
Vairy Text II
320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)
Other
MDA Basic
TouchFLO finger swipe navigation Handwriting recognition 5-way navigation
Vairy Text II
-
OS
MDA Basic
Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Vairy Text II
-
Chipset
MDA Basic
TI OMAP 850
Vairy Text II
-
CPU
MDA Basic
200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
Vairy Text II
-
Card slot
MDA Basic
microSD (dedicated slot)
Vairy Text II
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
Internal
MDA Basic
128MB RAM, 256MB ROM
Vairy Text II
70MB
Phonebook
MDA Basic
-
Vairy Text II
Yes, Photocall
Call records
MDA Basic
-
Vairy Text II
Yes
Single
MDA Basic
2 MP
Vairy Text II
2 MP
Video
MDA Basic
Yes
Vairy Text II
QCIF
Other
MDA Basic
No
Vairy Text II
No
Loudspeaker
MDA Basic
Yes
Vairy Text II
Yes
3.5mm jack
MDA Basic
No
Vairy Text II
No
WLAN
MDA Basic
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Vairy Text II
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
MDA Basic
2.0, A2DP
Vairy Text II
2.0, A2DP
Positioning
MDA Basic
No
Vairy Text II
No
Radio
MDA Basic
No
Vairy Text II
Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB
MDA Basic
miniUSB
Vairy Text II
microUSB 2.0
Sensors
MDA Basic
Vairy Text II
Browser
MDA Basic
WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (PocketIE)
Vairy Text II
-
Other
MDA Basic
Pocket Office Voice memo MP3/AAC player
Vairy Text II
MP3/eAAC+ player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer Organizer Calculator Voice memo Predictive text input
Messaging
MDA Basic
-
Vairy Text II
SMS, MMS, Email
Games
MDA Basic
-
Vairy Text II
Yes
Java
MDA Basic
-
Vairy Text II
Yes, MIDP 2.0
Type
MDA Basic
Removable Li-Ion 1100 mAh battery
Vairy Text II
Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery
Stand-by
MDA Basic
Up to 270 h
Vairy Text II
Up to 726 h
Talk time
MDA Basic
Up to 8 h
Vairy Text II
Up 16 h 40 min
Colors
MDA Basic
Gray
Vairy Text II
Black
SAR EU
MDA Basic
-
Vairy Text II
1.26 W/kg (head)