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Allview A5 Quad vs Sonim XP8

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • WeightA5 Quad: 181.3 g lighterA5 Quad: 153.7 g · XP8: 335 g
  • WidthA5 Quad: 11.5 mm narrowerA5 Quad: 68 mm · XP8: 79.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalA5 Quad: 0.7 in smaller diagonalA5 Quad: 4.3 in · XP8: 5 in
  • DepthA5 Quad: 7.1 mm thinnerA5 Quad: 10.9 mm · XP8: 18 mm
  • HeightA5 Quad: 22.8 mm shorterA5 Quad: 129.2 mm · XP8: 152 mm
  • Release year2014 / 2018A5 Quad: 2014 · XP8: 2018

Physical size

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.

Front
A5 Quad: 129.2 × 68 mm 1 XP8: 152 × 79.5 mm 2
Side
A5 Quad: 129.2 × 10.9 mm 1 XP8: 152 × 18 mm 2
  1. 1. A5 Quad
    Height
    129.2 mm
    Width
    68 mm
    Depth
    10.9 mm
    Weight
    153.7 g
  2. 2. XP8
    Height
    152 mm
    Width
    79.5 mm
    Depth
    18 mm
    Weight
    335 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationA5 QuadXP8
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 129.2 Х 68 Х 10.9 mm
  • 152 Х 79.5 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 153.7 g
  • 335 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.3" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM - Liquid M2208 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • panorama
  • microSD
  • up to 128 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 4900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationA5 QuadXP8
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • Super AMOLED
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 52.6 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 59.9 cm2
  • 57.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 217 PPI
  • 441 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationA5 QuadXP8
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 12 MP
  • PDAF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP or VGA
  • 8 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationA5 QuadXP8
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
  • Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400MP2 Z525 -Mali-T720MP2 Z528
  • Adreno 508
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 17326
  • 71820
General specs
General specs
SpecificationA5 QuadXP8
Release date
  • 2014
  • January
  • 2018
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 700 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 212 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 720 h Talking time- Up to 30 h Music play - Up to 70 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationA5 QuadXP8
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 2(1900)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 12(700)
  • 13(700)
  • 14(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
  • 26(850)
  • 28(700)
  • 29(700)
  • 30(2300)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
  • 66(1700/2100)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 5.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationA5 QuadXP8
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features
SpecificationA5 QuadXP8
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 4.0) - IP69 dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes -MIL-STD-810G