Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 S vs Samsung Galaxy Core 2 Duos vs Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Samsung Sony
Announced February 2014 June 2014 September 2014
Status Coming Soon - April 2014 Available - July 2014 Available - September 2014
Colors Various White, Black Black, White, Green, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136.5 x 69.7 x 7.5 mm
(5.37 x 2.74 x 0.3 in)
130.3 x 68 x 9.8 mm
(5.13 x 2.68 x 0.39 in)
127.3 x 64.9 x 8.6 mm
(5.01 x 2.56 x 0.34 in)
Weight 126 g (4.44 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 129 g (4.55 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 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5803
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5833
4G Network LTE - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 Certified - Dust Proof and Water Resistant over 1 Meter and 30 Minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801
GPU - - Adreno 330
RAM 1 GB 768 MB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, X-Reality Engine
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 4.5 inches 4.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (319 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.30% 65.25% 70.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM Radio 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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] 2.2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, 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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG - - 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 2000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 520 h (3G)
- Up to 880 h (2G)
Up to 920 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 16 h 30 min (3G)
- Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)