Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs LG L70 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini S

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple LG Alcatel
Announced June 2009 February 2014 February 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - March 2014 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White White, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
127.2 x 66.8 x 9.5 mm
(5.01 x 2.63 x 0.37 in)
129.5 x 63.5 x 8.5 mm
(5.1 x 2.5 x 0.33 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) - 116 g (4.09 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8210/MSM8610 Snapdragon 200 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 302 -
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 400 x 800 pixels (199 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 61.35% 67.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP/ 5 MP (market dependant), 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Po battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
- Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)