Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 5 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini S

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Alcatel Alcatel
Announced September 2012 January 2013 February 2014
Status Available - September 2012 Available - May 2013 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black, White Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
129.5 x 63.5 x 8.5 mm
(5.1 x 2.5 x 0.33 in)
Weight 112 g (3.95 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz) 116 g (4.09 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 6 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX 543MP3 - -
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 4 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.66 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 60.84% 66.89% 67.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No 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, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection Yes Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular 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
USB Yes, Lightning Port Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 4 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) 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-Po Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 1800 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 225 h Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 9 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)