Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas Gold A300 vs Micromax Canvas Spark Q380 vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Micromax alcatel
Announced June 2014 April 2015 March 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - April 2015 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 4,999 ($73.51) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Gold, White with Gold, Black with Gold Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 8.5 mm thickness
(0.33 in thickness)
152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm
(6.01 x 2.96 x 0.29 in)
Weight - 134 g (4.73 oz) 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Cirrus Logic Wolfsan Stereo DAC (WM8918) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Mali-450MP4 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 405
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB (25 GB for mass storage and 1 GB for applications) 8 GB (4.5 GB for apps and mass storage) 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 4.7 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - 72.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording FM radio, RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, f/2.0
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 360 degree Panorama, HDR, Image Stabilization Auto focus, OV Sensor 8858, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps, HSUPA, 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, 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, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB (25 GB for mass storage and 1 GB for applications), 2 GB R 8 GB (4.5 GB for apps and mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
USB OTG - Supported Supported

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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2300 mAh 2000 mAh 2910 mAh
Stand by Up to 210 h Up to 335 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 9 h Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)