Archos Diamond Alpha vs MWg Atom Life

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.

  • Weight

    Atom Life: 10 g lighter

    Diamond Alpha:
    155 g
    Atom Life:
    145 g
  • Width

    Atom Life: 14.5 mm narrower

    Diamond Alpha:
    72.5 mm
    Atom Life:
    58 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Atom Life: 2.5 in smaller diagonal

    Diamond Alpha:
    5.2 in
    Atom Life:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Diamond Alpha: 10.5 mm thinner

    Diamond Alpha:
    7.5 mm
    Atom Life:
    18 mm
  • Height

    Atom Life: 40.7 mm shorter

    Diamond Alpha:
    146.7 mm
    Atom Life:
    106 mm
  • Release year

    Diamond Alpha:
    2017
    Atom Life:
    2007

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.

  1. 1. Diamond Alpha

    Height:
    146.7 mm +40.7 mm versus Atom Life
    Width:
    72.5 mm +14.5 mm versus Atom Life
    Depth:
    7.5 mm
  2. 2. Atom Life

    Height:
    106 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    18 mm +10.5 mm versus Diamond Alpha

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Diamond Alpha

    155 g

    +10 g versus Atom Life

  2. 2. Atom Life

    145 g

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

  1. 1. Diamond Alpha

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²
  2. 2. Atom Life

    Screen diagonal:
    2.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    22.6 cm²

Diamond Alpha has approximately 230.2% more rectangular screen area than Atom Life.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Diamond Alpha: Original memory entry

up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) · 512GB 4GB

Atom Life: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

1. Diamond Alpha

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

2. Atom Life

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Diamond Alpha

    2950 mAh

    +1420 mAh versus Atom Life

  2. 2. Atom Life

    1530 mAh

Specifications

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1. Diamond Alpha2. Atom Life

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Diamond Alpha, Atom Life.
SpecificationDiamond AlphaAtom Life
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146.7 Х 72.5 Х 7.5 mm
  • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
Weight
  • 155 g
  • 145 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 512GB 4GB
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 1 GB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • miniSD
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2950 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1530 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Diamond Alpha, Atom Life.
SpecificationDiamond AlphaAtom Life
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 74.5 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.1%
  • 36.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 424 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Diamond Alpha, Atom Life.
SpecificationDiamond AlphaAtom Life
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • 1/2.9''
  • 1.25µm
  • PDAF -13 MP B/W
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Diamond Alpha, Atom Life.
SpecificationDiamond AlphaAtom Life
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • Intel XScale PXA 270 624 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 510
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 73625
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Diamond Alpha, Atom Life.
SpecificationDiamond AlphaAtom Life
Release date
  • 2017
  • June
  • 2007
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 350 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 320 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 11 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Diamond Alpha, Atom Life.
SpecificationDiamond AlphaAtom Life
SIM card
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • A2DP
  • Super AMOLED
  • 1.2
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.76 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Diamond Alpha, Atom Life.
SpecificationDiamond AlphaAtom Life
Radio
  • panorama
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • Handwriting recognition -Stereo speakers
Other features
Other features — specifications for Diamond Alpha, Atom Life.
SpecificationDiamond AlphaAtom Life
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - For Europe
  • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/WMA/WMV/WAV/MP4 player -Predictive text input