Phone Comparison - LG Optimus L9 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol vs ZTE Grand X Pro

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Alcatel ZTE
Announced August 2012 January 2013 May 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - June 2013
Colors White Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow Black, Red, Blue, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131.9 x 68.2 x 9.1 mm
(5.19 x 2.69 x 0.36 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
113 x 66.1 x 9.4 mm
(4.45 x 2.6 x 0.37 in)
Weight 125 g (4.41 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz) 146 g (5.15 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, TI OMAP 4430 Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577T
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - -
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 4 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.66 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.90% 66.89% 74.90%
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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [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 Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 4 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 500 h
Talk Time - Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 11 h 15 min