Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol vs HTC Desire 820

Alcatel One Touch Idol
alcatel one touch idol
HTC Desire 820
htc desire 820
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general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel HTC
Announced January 2013 September 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - September 2014
Colors Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow Marble White, Tuxedo Grey, Santorini White, Milky-way Grey, Tang
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
157.7 x 78.7 x 7.7 mm
(6.21 x 3.1 x 0.3 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network - LTE 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features Dragon Trail Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ [Similar] Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 405 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.66 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.89% 67.20%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4160 x 3120 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, HDR
Video Yes 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 128 GB

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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 424 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 22 h 24 min (3G)