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O2 XDA Atom Life 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.

    • Weight

      XDA Atom Life: 190 g lighter

      XDA Atom Life:
      145 g
      XP8:
      335 g

    • Width

      XDA Atom Life: 21.5 mm narrower

      XDA Atom Life:
      58 mm
      XP8:
      79.5 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      XDA Atom Life: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

      XDA Atom Life:
      2.7 in
      XP8:
      5 in

    • Height

      XDA Atom Life: 46 mm shorter

      XDA Atom Life:
      106 mm
      XP8:
      152 mm

    • Release year

      XDA Atom Life:
      2007
      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.

    1. 1. XDA Atom Life

      Height:
      106 mm
      Width:
      58 mm
      Depth:
      18 mm

    2. 2. XP8

      Height:
      152 mm +46 mm versus XDA Atom Life
      Width:
      79.5 mm +21.5 mm versus XDA Atom Life
      Depth:
      18 mm

    Weight

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

    1. 1. XDA Atom Life

      145 g

    2. 2. XP8

      335 g

      +190 g versus XDA Atom Life

    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. XDA Atom Life

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

    2. 2. XP8

      Screen diagonal:
      5 in
      Aspect ratio (height:width):
      16:9
      Approximate rectangular screen area:
      68.9 cm²

    XP8 has approximately 205.3% more rectangular screen area than XDA 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.

    XDA Atom Life: Original memory entry

    64 MB RAM · 1 GB ROM

    XP8: Original memory entry

    64 GB · 512GB 4GB

    Practical features

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

    1. XDA Atom Life

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

    2. XP8

    NFC:
    Yes
    Headphone jack:
    Yes
    Memory card support:
    See details microSD · up to 128 GB

    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. XDA Atom Life

      1530 mAh

    2. 2. XP8

      4900 mAh

      +3370 mAh versus XDA Atom Life

    Specifications

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    1. XDA Atom Life2. XP8

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for XDA Atom Life, XP8.
    SpecificationXDA Atom LifeXP8
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 106 Х 58 Х 18 mm
    • 152 Х 79.5 Х 18 mm
    Weight
    • 145 g
    • 335 g
    Technology
    • TFT
    • IPS LCD
    Screen size
    • 2.7" inch
    • 5" inch
    Screen resolution
    • 240 x 320 px
    • 1080 x 1920 px
    Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
    • 64 MB RAM
    • 1 GB ROM
    • 64 GB
    • 512GB 4GB
    Memory card support
    • miniSD
    • microSD
    • up to 128 GB
    Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
    • 1530 mAh
    • Removable Li-Po
    • 4900 mAh
    • Removable Li-Ion
    Operating system OS
    • Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 PocketPC
    • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
    Chipset Unknown
    • Qualcomm SDM630 Snapdragon 630 (14 nm)
    NFC Unknown
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • No
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for XDA Atom Life, XP8.
    SpecificationXDA Atom LifeXP8
    Touchscreen
    • resistive touchscreen
    • capacitive touchscreen
    Display colors Unknown
    • 16M
    Screen area
    • 22.6 cm2
    • 68.9 cm2
    Screen format
    • 4:3 (height:width)
    • 16:9 (height:width)
    Screen to body ratio
    • 36.7%
    • 57.0%
    PPI /points per inch/
    • 148 PPI
    • 441 PPI
    Screen protection Unknown
    • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
    Camera and Video
    Camera and Video — specifications for XDA Atom Life, XP8.
    SpecificationXDA Atom LifeXP8
    Rear camera, main
    • 2 MP
    • Single
    • 12 MP
    • Single
    Camera specs
    • 2 MP
    • 12 MP
    • PDAF
    Functions
    • LED flash
    • LED flash
    • HDR
    • panorama
    Video
    • Yes
    • 1080p@30fps
    Front camera, selfie
    • 0.3 MP
    • Single
    • 8 MP
    • Single
    Specifications
    • VGA videocall camera
    • 8 MP
    Performance

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

    Performance — specifications for XDA Atom Life, XP8.
    SpecificationXDA Atom LifeXP8
    Processor CPU
    • Intel XScale PXA 270 620 MHz
    • Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53
    Graphics processor GPU Unknown
    • Adreno 508
    Antutu 7 score * Unknown
    • 71820
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for XDA Atom Life, XP8.
    SpecificationXDA Atom LifeXP8
    Release date
    • 2007
    • January
    • 2018
    • April
    Colors
    • Silver
    • Black
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 250 EUR
    • 700 EUR
    Battery life
    • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
    • 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 — specifications for XDA Atom Life, XP8.
    SpecificationXDA Atom LifeXP8
    SIM card
    • Mini-SIM
    • 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
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    • LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
    GPRS
    • Class 10
    • Yes
    Edge
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Wi-Fi
    • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
    • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
    • dual-band
    • WiFi Direct
    • hotspot
    GPS
    • No
    • Yes
    • with A-GPS
    • GLONASS
    USB
    • miniUSB
    • 2.0
    • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
    Bluetooth
    • 1.2
    • 5.0
    • A2DP
    • EDR
    • LE
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for XDA Atom Life, XP8.
    SpecificationXDA Atom LifeXP8
    Radio
    • Stereo FM radio
    • RDS
    • FM radio
    Others
    • Handwriting recognition
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for XDA Atom Life, XP8.
    SpecificationXDA Atom LifeXP8
    Dop
    • Infrared port - Pocket Office -Voice memo -MP3/AAC player
    • 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