Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs Huawei Ascend G730 vs Samsung Galaxy S5 Active

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Huawei Samsung
Announced January 2013 February 2014 May 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - April 2014 Available - May 2014
Colors Red, Black Black, White Camo Green, Titanium Gray, Ruby 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)
151.5 x 78.3 x 9.6 mm
(5.96 x 3.08 x 0.38 in)
144.78 x 73.41 x 8.9 mm
(5.7 x 2.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz) 170 g (6 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 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Dragon Trail Glass - - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
GPU PowerVR SXG531T - Adreno 330
RAM N/A 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 1 GB 4 GB 16 GB (11.2 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.5 inches 5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (200 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.35% 70.49% 64.72%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS - No
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 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Aqua Mode
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP,1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Class 33
Edge Yes Yes Class 33
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps 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, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2), 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 16 GB (11.2 GB user available), 2 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2300 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 200 h Up to 480 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 3 h Up to 29 h