Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol X vs BlackBerry Z30 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A G901F

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel BlackBerry Samsung
Announced February 2013 September 2013 August 2014
Status Coming Soon - Q1 2013 Available - October 2013 Available - August 2014
Colors Blue, Black, Red, Yellow Black Charcoal Black, Shimmering White, Electric Blue, Copper Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 7.1 mm thick
(0.28 in thick)
140.7 x 72 x 9.4 mm
(5.54 x 2.83 x 0.37 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight - - 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) BlackBerry 10.2 OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4Pro Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
GPU - Adreno 320 Adreno 420
RAM N/A 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.0 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 67.90% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No -
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP / 13 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 5312 x 2988 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash phase detection auto
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization 1/2.6'' sensor size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA, LTE HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2.1), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB 16 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 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 -
Capacity 2000 mAh 2880 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 25 h -