Phone Comparison - HTC Desire C vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2

HTC Desire C
htc desire c
Alcatel One Touch Idol 2
alcatel one touch idol 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Alcatel
Announced May 2012 February 2014
Status Available - June 2012 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
136 x 70 x 7.3 mm
(5.35 x 2.76 x 0.29 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz) 128 g (4.52 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon [Similar] Quad-core 1.3 GHz [Similar]
GPU -
RAM N/A 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM)

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.03% 72.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio TBD No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage 8 GB, 1 GB RAM (Single SIM)/ 16 GB, 1 GB RAM (Dual SIM)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM)

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)