Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XL vs Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra

HTC Sensation XL
htc sensation xl
Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra
alcatel one touch idol ultra
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Alcatel
Announced October 2011 January 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors White Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
Weight 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 205 [Similar] PowerVR SXG531T [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB storage, 1 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.78% 66.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA) Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)