Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini S vs Alcatel Hero 8 vs Alcatel Pop 2 (4.5)

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Alcatel Alcatel
Announced February 2014 September 2014 September 2014
Status Coming Soon - March 2014 Coming Soon - September 2014 Coming Soon - Q4 2014
Colors Various Dark Gray Lemon Yellow, Lavender, Jade Green, Cozy Red, Aqua Blue, White,
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129.5 x 63.5 x 8.5 mm
(5.1 x 2.5 x 0.33 in)
209 x 122 x 7.3 mm
(8.23 x 4.8 x 0.29 in)
132.5 x 65.4 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.57 x 0.39 in)
Weight 116 g (4.09 oz) 310 g (10.93 oz) 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - 5042A, 5042X, 5042W, 5042G
HSDPA 2100 / 800 - 5042F
4G Network LTE LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 LTE 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 - 5042A
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dragontrail Glass, Oleophobic Coating, Stylus -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT8392 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 410
GPU - Mali-450MP4 Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8/16/32 GB 8 GB (5 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 8.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (283 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.76% 72.79% 64.22%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 11 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5,76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, 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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8/16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB (5 GB user available), 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 4060 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
- Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)
- Up to 8 h (2G)
Up to 12 h (3G)