Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs Apple iPhone 6 vs Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

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general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Apple Samsung
Announced January 2013 September 2014 March 2015
Status Available - April 2013 Available - September 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Red, Black Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm
(5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - all models LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.58 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.33 W/kg (head)
0.59 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features Dragon Trail Glass 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating
- Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10 Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420
GPU PowerVR SXG531T PowerVR GX6450 Mali-T760
RAM N/A 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 1 GB 16/64/128 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 5.1 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.35% 65.93% 71.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS No 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, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec.
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 1810 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 14 h -