Phone Comparison - HTC Butterfly vs Alcatel One Touch Idol X vs HTC One M8

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Alcatel HTC
Announced December 2012 February 2013 March 2014
Status Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2013 Available - March 2014
Colors Black Blue, Black, Red, Yellow Glacial Silver, Gunmetal Gray, Amber Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143 x 70.5 x 9.08 mm
(5.63 x 2.78 x 0.36 in)
7.1 mm thick
(0.28 in thick)
146.4 x 70.6 x 9.4 mm
(5.76 x 2.78 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) - 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850/2100 MHz HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100
LTE 700 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600
LTE 700 / 850 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - Corning Gorilla Glass 3

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AB Snapdragon 801
GPU Adreno 320 - Adreno 330
RAM 2 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Super LCD 3 with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2 Capacitive touchscreen Super LCD3 Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels (440 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 68.54% - 66.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No - 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 8 MP / 13 MP, autofocus Dual 4 MP, 2688х1520 pixels
Flash 5 Level LED flash LED flash Dual-LED
Features Simultaneous HD video and image recording, Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Slow motion video capture, Continuous shooting Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 2µm Pixel Size, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps HD recording, video stabilization Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@60fps, HDR, Stereo Sound Rec., Video Stabilization
Front Camera Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - AT&T), HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with aptX™ enabled Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot; WiMAX 802.16 e Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - - Supported

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 Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2020 mAh 2000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 271 h (2G)
Up to 496 h (3G)
Talk Time - - Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 20 h (3G)