Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol vs HTC One M8 vs HTC One (M9)

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel HTC HTC
Announced January 2013 March 2014 March 2015
Status Available - May 2013 Available - March 2014 Available - March 2015
Price - - Rs. 45,999 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold, Silver/Rose gold, Gold/Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm
(5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz) 157 g (5.54 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300 / 2500 / 2600 (Bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features Dragon Trail Glass Corning Gorilla Glass 3 -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810
GPU - Adreno 330 Adreno 430
RAM N/A 2 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 16/32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.66 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.89% 66.55% 68.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS 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, 3264 x 2448 pixels Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels 20.7 MP, 5376 x 3752 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Automatic Simultaneous Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSPA 42.2/21.1 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2600 mAh 2840 mAh
Stand by Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
Up to 391 h (2G)
Up to 402 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)
Up to 25 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 21 h 50 min (3G)