Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini vs Samsung Galaxy S5

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Alcatel Samsung
Announced January 2013 February 2014 February 2014
Status Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014 Available April 2014
Colors Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow Various Black, White, Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
129 x 63.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.5 x 0.31 in)
142 x 72.5 x 8.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Dragon Trail Glass - Fingerprint Sensor
IP67 Certified - Dust and Water Resistant
Water Resistant up to 1 Meter and 30 Minutes
Heart Rate Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
GPU - - Adreno 330
RAM N/A 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 4 GB 16/32 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM) microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.66 inches 4.5 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (432 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.89% 68.02% 69.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 16 MP, 4640 x 3480 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Dual Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p Yes, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP,1080p@30fps, dual video call [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v3.0 (MHL 2), 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 HTML HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM (Single SIM)/ 8 GB, 1 GB RAM (Dual SIM) 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM) microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1700 mAh 2800 mAh
Stand by Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 540 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
Up to 390 h
Talk Time Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)
Up to 21 h