Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs Alcatel Pop 2 (4.5) vs Huawei Ascend Y550

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Alcatel Huawei
Announced January 2013 September 2014 September 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2014 Available - November 2014
Colors Red, Black Lemon Yellow, Lavender, Jade Green, Cozy Red, Aqua Blue, White, Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
132.5 x 65.4 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.57 x 0.39 in)
133 x 68 x 9.5 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.37 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz) 153 g (5.4 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 5042A, 5042X, 5042W, 5042G
HSDPA 2100 / 800 - 5042F
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - 5042A LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dragon Trail Glass - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU PowerVR SXG531T Adreno 306 Adreno 306
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available) 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.35% 64.22% 61.53%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps 720p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] VGA [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5,76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)
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