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Sony Xperia ion LTE vs Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini

General Info

Manufacturer
Sony Alcatel
Announced
January 2012 August 2013
Status
Available - June 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors
Black, White Cranberry Pink, Silver, Slate
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
127.1 x 62 x 7.9 mm
(5 x 2.44 x 0.31 in)
Weight
144 g (5.08 oz) 96 g (3.39 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012A/6012E
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - 6012D/6012X
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012W
4G Network
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.55 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
63.02% 64.56%
Multi-Touch
yes multi touch yes multi touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz [Similar]
GPU
Adreno 220 [Similar] -
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
16 GB 4 GB
External Memory
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version)

Camera

Rear Camera
12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash
LED flash LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera
Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes [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 86 kbps Yes
Edge
Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G
HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

User Memory

Internal
16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM (Singlel SIM)/ 8 GB, 512 MB RAM (Dual SIM)
Expandable Storage
microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version)
USB OTG
Supported -

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery -
Capacity
1900 mAh -
Stand by
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
-
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
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