Archos Diamond Alpha vs Sonim XP8

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

  Diamond Alpha: 180 g lighter

  Diamond Alpha:

  155 g

  XP8:

  335 g

• Width

  Diamond Alpha: 7 mm narrower

  Diamond Alpha:

  72.5 mm

  XP8:

  79.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  XP8: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Diamond Alpha:

  5.2 in

  XP8:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Diamond Alpha:

  Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)

  XP8:

  Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)

• Depth

  Diamond Alpha: 10.5 mm thinner

  Diamond Alpha:

  7.5 mm

  XP8:

  18 mm

• Height

  Diamond Alpha: 5.3 mm shorter

  Diamond Alpha:

  146.7 mm

  XP8:

  152 mm

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

   Width:

   72.5 mm

   Depth:

   7.5 mm

2. 2. XP8

   Height:

   152 mm +5.3 mm versus Diamond Alpha

   Width:

   79.5 mm +7 mm versus Diamond Alpha

   Depth:

   18 mm +10.5 mm versus Diamond Alpha

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. XP8

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Diamond Alpha has approximately 8.2% more rectangular screen area than XP8.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.