Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100 vs Alcatel One Touch Scribe HD vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Alcatel Alcatel
Announced August 2012 January 2013 February 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Coming Soon - Q3 2013 Coming Soon - April 2014
Colors Titanium Gray, Marble White Pure White, Black, Flash Red, Flash Yellow Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.1 x 80.5 x 9.4 mm
(5.95 x 3.17 x 0.37 in)
144 x 75 x 8.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.95 x 0.33 in)
136 x 70 x 7.3 mm
(5.35 x 2.76 x 0.29 in)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 128 g (4.52 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU Mali-400MP - -
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 4 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.55 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (265 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.61% 63.69% 72.59%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM (Single SIM)/ 16 GB, 1 GB RAM (Dual SIM)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM)
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 supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3100 mAh 2500 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 980 h (2G)
Up to 890 h (3G)
Up to 500 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Up to 550 h (2G)
Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 16 h (3G)
Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 15 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)