Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia ion LTE vs Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini S

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Alcatel Alcatel
Announced January 2012 August 2013 February 2014
Status Available - June 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White Cranberry Pink, Silver, Slate Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 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)
129.5 x 63.5 x 8.5 mm
(5.1 x 2.5 x 0.33 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) 96 g (3.39 oz) 116 g (4.09 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012A/6012E
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - 6012D/6012X
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012W
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1.3 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 220 - -
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches 4.3 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.02% 64.56% 67.76%
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 12 MP, 4000x3000 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 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, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go 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, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM (Singlel SIM)/ 8 GB, 512 MB RAM (Dual SIM) 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version) microSD, up to 32 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery - Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1900 mAh - 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
- Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
- Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)