Phone Comparison - Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini vs Alcatel One Touch Idol vs HTC Desire 601

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Alcatel HTC
Announced October 2012 January 2013 September 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - October 2013
Colors White Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow Black, Silver, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
134.5 x 66.7 x 9.88 mm
(5.3 x 2.63 x 0.39 in)
Weight 111.5 g (3.92.0.18 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia version
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600 - EMEA version
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8420 Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400
GPU Mali-400 - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.66 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.57% 66.89% 62.11%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, 1/4' Sensor Size, 1.4�m Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 64 GB
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 48 min (3G)