Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation 4G vs Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra

HTC Sensation 4G
htc sensation 4g
Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra
alcatel one touch idol ultra
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general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Alcatel
Announced April 2011 January 2013
Status Available - June 2011 Available - April 2013
Colors Black Red, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - For Bell (Canada)
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3 (Gingerbread), upgradable to v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 220 [Similar] PowerVR SXG531T [Similar]
RAM 768 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 1 GB storage 16 GB storage, 1 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included No

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 66.35%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 114 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 560 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB storage, 768 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB, 8 GB included No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1520 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 350 h (3G)
Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)