Phone Comparison - LG Optimus Black P970 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

LG Optimus Black P970
lg optimus black p970
Alcatel One Touch Idol
alcatel one touch idol
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general General Info

Manufacturer LG Alcatel
Announced January 2011 January 2013
Status Available - May 2011 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, Pink, Silver, White, Brown Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 122 x 64 x 9.2 mm
(4.8 x 2.52 x 0.36 in )
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight 109 g (3.84 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1700 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Dragon Trail Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, TI OMAP 3630 [Similar] Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX530 [Similar] -
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available) 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches [Similar] 4.66 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) [Similar] 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.44% 66.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 48 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML, Adobe flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 2 GB storage (1 GB user-available), 512 MB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

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 Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 375 h Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)