Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs Nokia Lumia 520 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Nokia Alcatel
Announced January 2013 February 2013 January 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Red, Black Yellow, red, cyan, white/black Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
119.9 x 64 x 9.9 mm
(4.72 x 2.52 x 0.39 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dragon Trail Glass - Dragon Trail Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8227 Snapdragon S4 Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+
GPU PowerVR SXG531T Adreno 305 -
RAM N/A 512 MB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB storage 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.66 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.35% 59.47% 66.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1430 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Up to 360 h (3G)
Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 17 h 24 min (2G)
Up to 9 h 42 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)