Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Express vs Sony Xperia L

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Samsung Sony
Announced January 2013 January 2013 March 2013
Status Available - April 2013 Available - March 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Red, Black White Black, White, 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)
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SXG531T - Adreno 305
RAM N/A 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB storage 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.5 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.35% 63.29% 60.81%
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 r 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, 2592х1944 pixels 8 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 Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps HSPA, LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR 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, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2000 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)