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HTC Sensation 4G vs Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra

General Info

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

Display

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

Hardware and OS

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

Camera

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
dual-LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p
Front Camera
Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [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
Up to 114 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 560 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

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