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Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs HTC Sensation 4G

General Info

Manufacturer
Alcatel HTC
Announced
January 2013 April 2011
Status
Available - April 2013 Available - June 2011
Colors
Red, Black Black
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
Weight
115 g (4.06 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
Dragon Trail Glass -

Display

Type
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.35% 61.88%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SXG531T [Similar] Adreno 220 [Similar]
RAM
N/A 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage, 1 GB 1 GB storage
External Memory
No microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash dual-LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture
Video
Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Up to 114 kbps
Edge
Yes Up to 560 kbps
3G
HSDPA 7.2Mbps HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML HTML, Adobe Flash

User Memory

Internal
16 GB storage, 1 GB 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage
No microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1800 mAh 1520 mAh
Stand by
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
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