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Archos Diamond Alpha vs O2 XDA Guide

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.

  • WeightXDA Guide: 53 g lighterXDA Guide: 102 g · Diamond Alpha: 155 g
  • WidthXDA Guide: 19 mm narrowerXDA Guide: 53.5 mm · Diamond Alpha: 72.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalXDA Guide: 2.4 in smaller diagonalXDA Guide: 2.8 in · Diamond Alpha: 5.2 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) / Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1Diamond Alpha: Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm) · XDA Guide: Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
  • DepthDiamond Alpha: 7 mm thinnerDiamond Alpha: 7.5 mm · XDA Guide: 14.5 mm
  • HeightXDA Guide: 44.7 mm shorterXDA Guide: 102 mm · Diamond Alpha: 146.7 mm

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
Diamond Alpha: 146.7 × 72.5 mm 1 XDA Guide: 102 × 53.5 mm 2
Side
Diamond Alpha: 146.7 × 7.5 mm 1 XDA Guide: 102 × 14.5 mm 2
  1. 1. Diamond Alpha
    Height
    146.7 mm+44.7 mm versus XDA Guide
    Width
    72.5 mm+19 mm versus XDA Guide
    Depth
    7.5 mm
    Weight
    155 g
  2. 2. XDA Guide
    Height
    102 mm
    Width
    53.5 mm
    Depth
    14.5 mm+7 mm versus Diamond Alpha
    Weight
    102 g
Weight

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

  1. 1. Diamond Alpha155 g

    +53 g versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide102 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.

Screen size
Diamond Alpha: 5.2 in, 16:9, About 74.5 cm² rectangular area 1 XDA Guide: 2.8 in, 4:3, About 24.3 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Diamond Alpha 5.2 in · 16:9 About 74.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. XDA Guide 2.8 in · 4:3 About 24.3 cm² rectangular area

Diamond Alpha has approximately 207% more rectangular screen area than XDA Guide.

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

XDA Guide: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 512 MB 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. XDA Guide

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
No
Memory card support
See details microSD (dedicated slot) · 1 GB included

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Diamond Alpha2950 mAh

    +1840 mAh versus XDA Guide

  2. 2. XDA Guide1110 mAh

Specifications

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1. Diamond Alpha2. XDA Guide

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationDiamond AlphaXDA Guide
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 146.7 Х 72.5 Х 7.5 mm
  • 102 Х 53.5 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 155 g
  • 102 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
  • 512GB 4GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB ROM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • 1 GB included
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2950 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1110 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
  • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display
SpecificationDiamond AlphaXDA Guide
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 74.5 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 70.1%
  • 44.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 424 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationDiamond AlphaXDA Guide
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • 1/2.9''
  • 1.25µm
  • PDAF -13 MP B/W
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • HDR
  • panorama
Unknown
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • CIF
Front camera, selfie
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 16 MP
  • f/2.2
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationDiamond AlphaXDA Guide
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53)
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 510
  • No
Antutu 7 scoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 73625
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationDiamond AlphaXDA Guide
Release date
  • 2017
  • June
  • 2008
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • Grey
Historical recorded priceLegacy 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 400 h Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationDiamond AlphaXDA Guide
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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA
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 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; TomTom NAVIGATOR 7
USB
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • USB On-The-Go
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
  • A2DP
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head) 0.76 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationDiamond AlphaXDA Guide
Radio
  • panorama
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
  • TouchFLO finger swipe navigation -Handwriting recognition -5-way navigation
Other features
Other features
SpecificationDiamond AlphaXDA Guide
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - For Europe
  • HTC Footprints -Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player -3GP/MP4/WMV/AVI player -Predictive text input