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

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Alcatel Alcatel
Announced May 2012 January 2013 February 2014
Status Available - June 2012 Available - April 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Polar White, Stealth Black, Flamenco Red Red, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 107.2 x 60.6 x 12.3 mm
(4.22 x 2.39 x 0.48 in)
134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
136.5 x 69.7 x 7.5 mm
(5.37 x 2.74 x 0.3 in)
Weight 100 g (3.53 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 126 g (4.44 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SXG531T -
RAM N/A N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage 16 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 56.03% 66.35% 72.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes 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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB 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, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage 16 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1230 mAh 1800 mAh 2150 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 520 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 16 h 30 min (3G)