Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini

Apple iPhone 3GS
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Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Alcatel
Announced June 2009 August 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black, White Cranberry Pink, Silver, Slate
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
127.1 x 62 x 7.9 mm
(5 x 2.44 x 0.31 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 96 g (3.39 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012A/6012E
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - 6012D/6012X
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012W
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] -
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 64.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM (Singlel SIM)/ 8 GB, 512 MB RAM (Dual SIM)
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion -
Capacity -
Stand by Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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