Phone Comparison - Lenovo A706 vs Asus Zenfone 4 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Lenovo Asus Alcatel
Announced 2013 January 2014 February 2014
Status Available - 2013 Available - June 2014 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White/Grey Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 136 x 69 x 10.4 mm
(5.35 x 2.72 x 0.41 in)
124.4 x 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
129 x 63.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.5 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 203 PowerVR SGX544MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.30% 59.74% 68.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio 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, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, 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 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM (Single SIM)/ 8 GB, 1 GB RAM (Dual SIM)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM)

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 Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 1200/1600 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 230 h (2G)
Up to 180 h (3G)
Up to 192 h Up to 540 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)