Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XL vs Huawei Ascend G6 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini S

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Huawei Alcatel
Announced October 2011 February 2014 February 2014
Status Available - November 2011 Coming Soon - March 2014 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors White Various Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
7.3 mm/ 7.9 mm thickness
(0.29 in/ 0.31 in thickness)
129.5 x 63.5 x 8.5 mm
(5.1 x 2.5 x 0.33 in)
Weight 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz) - 116 g (4.09 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 205 - -
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 8 GB ROM 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.78% - 67.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA) Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 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 9 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)