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HTC Windows Phone 8S vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC Alcatel
Announced
September 2012 January 2013
Status
Released - November 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors
Atlantic blue, domino, high-rise grey Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
120.5 x 63 x 10.3 mm
(4.74 x 2.48 x 0.41 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight
113 g (3.99 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Dragon Trail Glass

Display

Type
S-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.0 inches [Similar] 4.66 inches [Similar]
Resolution
480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
60.11% 66.89%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 225 [Similar] -
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
4 GB 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

Camera

Rear Camera
5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera
Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games
Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5 HTML

User Memory

Internal
4 GB, 512 MB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1700 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by
- Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time
- Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
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