Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol X vs LG Nexus 5 vs LG GX

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel LG LG
Announced February 2013 October 2013 December 2013
Status Coming Soon - Q1 2013 Available - November 2013 Coming Soon - December 2013
Colors Blue, Black, Red, Yellow Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 7.1 mm thick
(0.28 in thick)
137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59 mm
(5.43 x 2.72 x 0.34 in)
150.6 x 76.1 x 9.2 mm
(5.93 x 3 x 0.36 in)
Weight - 130 g (4.59 oz) 167 g (5.89 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 900 - CDMA version
HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - CDMA version
LTE, VoLTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 Quad-core Krait 300, Qualcomm Snapdragon 600
GPU - Adreno 330 Adreno 320
RAM N/A 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/32 GB storage 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen True HD IPS Plus capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 True Full HD IPS Plus LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.95 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (445 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 70.86% 72.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - No Stereo FM radio with RDS
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 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Photo Sphere, Optical Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, dual-video rec., HDR
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12 Class 12
3G HSDPA, HSUPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (SlimPort), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, S-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 64 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2300 mAh 3140 mAh
Stand by - Up to 300 h -
Talk Time - Up to 17 h -