Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs Sony Xperia M vs Sony Xperia M2

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Sony Sony
Announced January 2013 June 2013 February 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - August 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Red, Black Black, White, Purple, Yellow Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
124 x 62 x 9.3 mm
(4.88 x 2.44 x 0.37 in)
139.6 x 71.1 x 8.6 mm
(5.5 x 2.8 x 0.34 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - Both Versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - C1905
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - C1904
HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dragon Trail Glass - Scratch-Resistant Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 Dual-core 1 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8227 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (D2303, D2306)/ MSM8226 (D2305)
GPU PowerVR SXG531T Adreno 305 Adreno 305
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 1 GB 4 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.35% 57.31% 64.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS 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 LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, ANT+ Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1700 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Up to 588 h (2G)
Up to 633 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 13 h 25 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 36 min (3G)