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Samsung i897 Captivate vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

General Info

Manufacturer
Samsung Alcatel
Announced
June 2010 January 2013
Status
Available - July 2010 Available - May 2013
Colors
Black and Grey Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight
118 g (4.16 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 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Dragon Trail Glass

Display

Type
Super AMOLED 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
58.07% 66.89%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] -
RAM
512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
16 GB storage 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, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video
Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera
No [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
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
Class 12 Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA 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 Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML

User Memory

Internal
16GB storage, 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
Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1500 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
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