Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 4X HD vs Alcatel One Touch Idol X vs Alcatel One Touch Snap

general General Info

Manufacturer LG Alcatel Alcatel
Announced February 2012 February 2013 February 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Coming Soon - Q1 2013 Coming Soon - April 2013
Colors Black Blue, Black, Red, Yellow Silver, Cloudy, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 68.1 x 8.9mm
(5.21 x 2.68 x 0.35in)
7.1 mm thick
(0.28 in thick)
130.3 x 67 x 9 mm
(5.13 x 2.64 x 0.35 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) - -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 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, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU ULP GeForce - -
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 4 GB (2.4 GB user available)
External Memory Upto 16 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.74% - 63.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Yes - -
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP / 13 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 11 Mbps (Single SIM model)
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) 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 HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB 4 GB (2.4 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage Yes 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-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 2000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 730 h (2G)
Up to 686 h (3G)
- Up to 440 h (2G)
Up to 340 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 50 min (3G)
- Up to 11 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)