Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J1 4G vs Acer Liquid Z520 vs Alcatel Idol 4s

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Acer Alcatel
Announced January 2015 March 2015 February 2016
Status Available - March 2015 Available - April 2015 Available - July 2016
Price Rs. 6,890 ($85.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 27,260 ($399.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, White Gold, Dark Gray, Rose Gold, Metal Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
- 153.9 x 75.4 x 7 mm
(6.06 x 2.97 x 0.28 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) - 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 6070K, 6070Y
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - 6070O
4G Network LTE 1800 TD-LTE 2300 (Bands 3, 40) - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 28(700) - 6070K, 6070Y
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652
GPU - - Adreno 510
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.80% - 71.87%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio with RDS; recording - FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps Yes 2160p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery - Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1850 mAh 2000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -