Phone Comparison - Nokia Lumia 800 vs Sony Xperia ion LTE vs Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer Nokia Sony Alcatel
Announced October 2011 January 2012 August 2013
Status Available - November 2011 Available - June 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013
Colors Black, Cyan, Magenta Black, White Cranberry Pink, Silver, Slate
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 116.5 x 61.2 x 12.1 mm, 76.1 cc
(4.59 x 2.41 x 0.48 in, 3 cc)
133 x 68 x 10.8 mm
(5.24 x 2.68 x 0.43 in)
127.1 x 62 x 7.9 mm
(5 x 2.44 x 0.31 in)
Weight 142 g (5.01 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz) 96 g (3.39 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012A/6012E
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - 6012D/6012X
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012W
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 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 Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1.4 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Adreno 205 Adreno 220 -
RAM 512 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.7 inches 4.55 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (252 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 54.72% 63.02% 64.56%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash Carl Zeiss optics LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 33 Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Class 33 Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML5, RSS feeds HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Call Records Yes Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM (Singlel SIM)/ 8 GB, 512 MB RAM (Dual SIM)
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version)
USB OTG - 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery -
Capacity 1450 mAh (BV-5JW) 1900 mAh -
Stand by Up to 265 h (2G)
Up to 335 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 9 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
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