Phone Comparison - ZTE Grand X V970 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini vs Nokia Lumia 635

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Alcatel Nokia
Announced February 2012 August 2013 April 2014
Status Available - July 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - May 2014
Colors Black Cranberry Pink, Silver, Slate Orange, Yellow, White, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127 x 65 x 9.9 mm
(5 x 2.56 x 0.39 in)
127.1 x 62 x 7.9 mm
(5 x 2.44 x 0.31 in)
129.5 x 66.7 x 9.2 mm
(5.1 x 2.63 x 0.36 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 96 g (3.39 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012A/6012E
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - 6012D/6012X
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012W
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 2 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU ULP GeForce - Adreno 305
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version) microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.82% 64.56% 64.43%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
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 and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM (Singlel SIM)/ 8 GB, 512 MB RAM (Dual SIM) 8 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version) microSD, up to 64 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 Li-Ion Battery - Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh - 1830 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 648 h
Talk Time - - Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)