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

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Alcatel
Announced February 2012 December 2012 February 2013
Status Available - April 2012 Available - January 2013 Coming Soon - Q1 2013
Colors Black Black Blue, Black, Red, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in)
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)
Weight 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850/2100 MHz HSDPA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 225 Adreno 320 -
RAM 1 GB 2 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super LCD 3 with Corning® Gorilla® Glass 2 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 1920 x 1080 pixels (440 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.98% 68.54% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP / 13 MP, autofocus
Flash LED flash 5 Level LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Simultaneous HD video and image recording, Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Slow motion video capture, Continuous shooting Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes, 1080p@30fps HD recording, video stabilization Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, HSUPA HSPA+; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with aptX™ enabled Yes, with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) 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, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB
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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable, Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1650 mAh 2020 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -