Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs Alcatel One Touch Idol S vs HTC Desire 601

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Alcatel HTC
Announced January 2013 August 2013 September 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors Red, Black Slate, Fresh Rose, Cherry Red Black, Silver, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
133.5 x 66.8 x 7.4 mm
(5.26 x 2.63 x 0.29 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network - LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SXG531T - Adreno 305
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 1 GB 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.35% 68.49% 62.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no 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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps DC-HSPA, HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
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 16 GB storage, 1 GB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh - 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
- Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
- Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)