Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia V vs Alcatel One Touch Idol X vs Lenovo S820

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Alcatel Lenovo
Announced August 2012 February 2013 May 2013
Status Released - December 2012 Coming Soon - Q1 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Blue, Black, Red, Yellow Flamingo red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm
(5.08 x 2.56 x 0.42 in)
7.1 mm thick
(0.28 in thick)
139.5 x 69.7 x 9 mm
(5.49 x 2.74 x 0.35 in)
Weight 120 g (4.23 oz) - 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 2600 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6589W
GPU Adreno 225 - PowerVR SGX544
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.63% - 62.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - FM radio; built-in antenna
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP / 13 MP, autofocus 12 MP, 4000 x 3000 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p Yes
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual band
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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-Po Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
- Up to 140 h (2G)
Up to 140 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
- Up to 22 h (2G)
Up to 10 h (3G)