Archos Diamond S vs Samsung Galaxy Light

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.

  • Width

    Galaxy Light: 8 mm narrower

    Diamond S:
    71.5 mm
    Galaxy Light:
    63.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Galaxy Light: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Diamond S:
    5.5 in
    Galaxy Light:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Diamond S: 3.7 mm thinner

    Diamond S:
    6.5 mm
    Galaxy Light:
    10.2 mm
  • Height

    Galaxy Light: 23.6 mm shorter

    Diamond S:
    145 mm
    Galaxy Light:
    121.4 mm
  • Release year

    Diamond S:
    2015
    Galaxy Light:
    2013

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 S

    Height:
    145 mm +23.6 mm versus Galaxy Light
    Width:
    71.5 mm +8 mm versus Galaxy Light
    Depth:
    6.5 mm
  2. 2. Galaxy Light

    Height:
    121.4 mm
    Width:
    63.5 mm
    Depth:
    10.2 mm +3.7 mm versus Diamond S

Weight

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

  1. 1. Diamond S

    118 g

  2. 2. Galaxy Light

    121.9 g

    +3.9 g versus Diamond S

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.

At least two phones need compatible screen dimensions for a drawing.

  1. 1. Diamond S

    Diamond S: Screen geometry unavailable or conflicting.

  2. 2. Galaxy Light

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

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.

Recorded RAM for Diamond S, Galaxy Light, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageDiamond SGalaxy Light
8 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM
16 GB 2 GB RAM Not recorded

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 S

NFC:
See details Super AMOLED
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

2. Galaxy Light

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

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 S

    2300 mAh

    +500 mAh versus Galaxy Light

  2. 2. Galaxy Light

    1800 mAh

Specifications

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1. Diamond S2. Galaxy Light

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Diamond S, Galaxy Light.
SpecificationDiamond SGalaxy Light
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 145 Х 71.5 Х 6.5 mm
  • 121.4 Х 63.5 Х 10.2 mm
Weight
  • 118 g
  • 121.9 g
Technology
  • Super AMOLED
Unknown
Screen size
  • 5.5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2300 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6753 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Super AMOLED
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Diamond S, Galaxy Light.
SpecificationDiamond SGalaxy Light
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 136 Х 66.5 Х 9.6 mm
  • 59.1%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
  • Scratch-resistant glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Diamond S, Galaxy Light.
SpecificationDiamond SGalaxy Light
Rear camera, main
  • 16 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 16 MP
  • 1/2.8''
  • 1.12µm
  • AF
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
Unknown
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Diamond S, Galaxy Light.
SpecificationDiamond SGalaxy Light
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Quad-core 1.4 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720MP3
Unknown
Antutu 7 score *
  • 36735
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • Adreno 612
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2589
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Diamond S, Galaxy Light.
SpecificationDiamond SGalaxy Light
Release date
  • 2015
  • September
  • 2013
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Dark brown
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 180 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 460 h Talking time- Up to 12 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Diamond S, Galaxy Light.
SpecificationDiamond SGalaxy Light
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Nano-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100-4G - LTE band 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100)
  • 17(700)
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100-4G - LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB On-The-Go
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • Super AMOLED
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.33 W/kg (head) 1.60 W/kg (body)
  • SAR - 1.18 W/kg (head) 1.43 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head) 0.27 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Diamond S, Galaxy Light.
SpecificationDiamond SGalaxy Light
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Diamond S, Galaxy Light.
SpecificationDiamond SGalaxy Light
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - For T-Mobile Also known as Samsung SGH-T399