Phone Comparison - HTC Desire 626s vs ZTE Grand X3 vs alcatel Idol 3 (5.5)

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC ZTE alcatel
Announced July 2015 January 2016 March 2015
Status Coming Soon - July 2015 Coming Soon - Q1 2016 Available - June 2015
Price Rs. 5,380 ($78.99) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Various Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.8 x 70.9 x 8.1 mm
(5.78 x 2.79 x 0.32 in)
- 152.7 x 75.1 x 7.4 mm
(6.01 x 2.96 x 0.29 in)
Weight 138.9 g (4.87.0.32 oz) - 141 g (4.97 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
4G Network LTE LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.1 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU Adreno 304 Adreno 304 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.09% - 72.55%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - - FM radio, RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, autofocus 13 MP, f/2.0
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Yes Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM/ 32 GB, 2 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 3080 mAh 2910 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)