Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha (S801)

General Info

Manufacturer
Alcatel	Samsung
Announced
January 2013	August 2014
Status
Available - April 2013	Available - September 2014
Colors
Red, Black	Charcoal Black, Sleek Silver, Dazzling White, Frosted Gold, Scub
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm (5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)	132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm (5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
Weight
115 g (4.06 oz)	115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 2100	HSDPA
4G Network
-	LTE
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features
Dragon Trail Glass	-

Type
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen	Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
4.7 inches [Similar]	4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]	720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
66.35%	70.43%
Multi-Touch

OS
Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)	Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor
Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 [Similar]	Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SXG531T [Similar]	Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM
N/A	2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB storage, 1 GB	32 GB
External Memory
No	No

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]	12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash	LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus	Auto focus, Dual Camera, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video
Yes, 1080p	2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]	2.1 MP [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSDPA 7.2Mbps	HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL, 50 Mbps UL
Bluetooth
Yes	v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0	microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser
HTML	HTML5