Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Huawei U8650 Sonic vs Alcatel One Touch Star

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Huawei Alcatel
Announced June 2009 July 2011 February 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White Various Black, White, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
116.3 x 60.5 x 11.9 mm
(4.58 x 2.38 x 0.47 in)
117.9 x 60.8 x 9.7 mm
(4.64 x 2.39 x 0.38 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 120 g (4.23 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 6010
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 6010D (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.3.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 -
RAM 256 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 160 MB storage, 512 MB ROM 4 GB (2.4 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 51.73% 63.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, VGA Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 160 MB storage, 512 MB ROM, 256 MB RAM 4 GB (2.4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1400 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 400 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 20 min Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)