Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Huawei Ascend G510 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol S

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Huawei Alcatel
Announced June 2010 January 2013 August 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black, White Black Slate, Fresh Rose, Cherry Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
134 x 64.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.28 x 2.55 x 0.39 in)
133.5 x 66.8 x 7.4 mm
(5.26 x 2.63 x 0.29 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 150 g (5.29 oz) 110 g (3.88 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 203 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 64.19% 68.49%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1940 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, 720p Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA DC-HSPA, HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1700 mAh -
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 340 h -
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 6 h -