Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol S vs HTC Sensation XL

Alcatel One Touch Idol S
alcatel one touch idol s
HTC Sensation XL
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general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel HTC
Announced August 2013 October 2011
Status Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - November 2011
Colors Slate, Fresh Rose, Cherry Red White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 133.5 x 66.8 x 7.4 mm
(5.26 x 2.63 x 0.29 in)
132.5 x 70.7 x 9.9 mm
(5.22 x 2.78 x 0.39 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 162.5 g (5.71.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8255 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 768 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB 16 GB storage
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen S-LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar] 480 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.49% 66.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Touch Focus, HDR, Auto-upload
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p, slo-mo video recording (2x @ WVGA)
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 12
3G DC-HSPA, HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, 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 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB storage, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 1600 mAh
Stand by - Up to 360 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 11 h 50 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 50 min (3G)