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Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

General Info

Manufacturer
Motorola Alcatel
Announced
July 2012 January 2013
Status
Available - August 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors
Black Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
126.5 x 66 x 13.7 mm
(4.98 x 2.6 x 0.54 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight
170.1 g (6.0.04 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 1900 -
Messaging
SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features
- Dragon Trail Glass

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
4.3 inches [Similar] 4.66 inches [Similar]
Resolution
540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio
61.12% 66.89%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor
Dual-core 1.5 GHz [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ [Similar]
GPU
- -
RAM
1 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory
8 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)

Camera

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

Multimedia

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

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge
No Yes
3G
Rev.A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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 HTML

User Memory

Internal
8 GB storage, 1GB 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)

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity
1785 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by
Up to 220 h Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 7 h 30 min Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
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