Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy J1 4G vs Acer Liquid Z520 vs alcatel Idol 3 (4.7)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Acer alcatel
Announced January 2015 March 2015 March 2015
Status Available - March 2015 Available - April 2015 Available - June 2015
Price Rs. 6,890 ($85.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,999 ($220.57) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors White, Black, Blue Black, White Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 129 x 68.2 x 8.9 mm
(5.08 x 2.69 x 0.35 in)
- 134.6 x 65.9 x 7.6 mm
(5.3 x 2.59 x 0.3 in)
Weight 122 g (4.3 oz) - 110 g (3.88 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA
4G Network LTE 1800 TD-LTE 2300 (Bands 3, 40) - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - EMEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.x (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Quad-core, Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU - - Adreno 306
RAM 768 MB 1 GB 1.5 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) - single-SIM model

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors - 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 5.0 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.80% - 68.86%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP, f/2.0
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Yes Auto focus, 1/3" Sensor Size, 1.12 µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 720p@30fps Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 2 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM/ 16 GB, 1.5 GB RAM (Dual SIM model)
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 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 present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery - Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1850 mAh 2000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -