Phone Comparison - HTC Sensation XE vs HTC Desire 310 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol 2 Mini

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC HTC Alcatel
Announced September 2011 January 2014 February 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Coming Soon - Q1 2014 Coming Soon - March 2014
Colors Black Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 126.1 x 65.4 x 11.3 mm
(4.96 x 2.57 x 0.44 in)
131.4 x 68.3 x 11.3 mm
(5.17 x 2.69 x 0.44 in)
129 x 63.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.5 x 0.31 in)
Weight 151 g (5.33 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz) 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - China, EU, Asia
HSDPA 850 / 2100 - Asia
HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.3.4 (Gingerbread) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU Adreno 220 Mali-400MP2 -
RAM 768 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (1 GB user available) 4 GB 4 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM)

display Display

Type S-LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (245 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.88% 62.01% 68.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM radio 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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash dual-LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch-focus, Image Stabilization, Face Detection, Instant Capture Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound recording Yes, Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 80 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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 WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML, Adobe Flash HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (1 GB user available), 768 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM (Single SIM)/ 8 GB, 1 GB RAM (Dual SIM)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (Single SIM)

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-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh 2000 mAh 1700 mAh
Stand by Up to 310 h (2G)
Up to 540 h (3G)
- Up to 540 h (2G)
Up to 450 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 16 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 20 min (3G)
- Up to 20 h (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)