Phone Comparison - Samsung i897 Captivate vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

Samsung i897 Captivate
samsung i897 captivate
Alcatel One Touch Idol
alcatel one touch idol
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Alcatel
Announced June 2010 January 2013
Status Available - July 2010 Available - May 2013
Colors Black and Grey Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122.4 x 64.2 x 9.9 mm
(4.82 x 2.53 x 0.39 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight 118 g (4.16 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.1 (Eclair), upgradable to v2.3 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Hummingbird [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX540 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.66 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.07% 66.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n; DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16GB storage, 512 MB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 750 h (2G)
Up to 576 h (3G)
Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 13 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)