Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia T3 vs Samsung Galaxy Alpha vs Alcatel Pixi 3 (8) LTE

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung Alcatel
Announced June 2014 August 2014 February 2016
Status Coming Soon - Q3 2014 Available - September 2014 Coming Soon - Q1 2016
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, white, gold, silver, blue Smoky Grey, Soft Gold, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.7 x 77 x 7 mm
(5.93 x 3.03 x 0.28 in)
132.4 x 65.5 x 6.7 mm
(5.21 x 2.58 x 0.26 in)
209 x 124.9 x 8.3 mm
(8.23 x 4.92 x 0.33 in)
Weight 148 g (5.22 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D5103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5102
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5106
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5103 LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Microsoft Windows 10
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928-2 Snapdragon 400 (D5103/D5106)/ Qualcomm MSM8228 (D5102) Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Exynos 5 Octa 5430 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210
GPU Adreno 305 Mali-T628 MP6 Adreno 304
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB 32 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.3 inches 4.7 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (320 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.78% 66.95% 70.85%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 12 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP,
Flash LED flash LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Yes
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] 2.1 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - D5102); HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL HSDPA, 42 Mbps, HSUPA; LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
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 not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2500 mAh 1860 mAh 4060 mAh
Stand by Up to 639 h (2G)
Up to 688 h (3G)
- -
Talk Time Up to 12 h 46 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 47 min (3G)
- -