Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia TX vs Alcatel One Touch Idol X vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Alcatel Alcatel
Announced August 2012 February 2013 January 2013
Status Available - October 2012 Coming Soon - Q1 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Black, White, Pink Blue, Black, Red, Yellow Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 131 x 68.6 x 8.6 mm (5.16 x 2.70 x 0.34 in)
(5.16 x 2.7 x 0.34 in (0.2 x 0.11 x 0.01 in))
7.1 mm thick
(0.28 in thick)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight 127 g (4.48 oz) (4.48 oz (0.14.1.69 oz)) - 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dragon Trail Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), planned upgrade to v4.1 Android OS, v4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8260A Snapdragon Quad-core 1.2 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+
GPU Adreno 225 - -
RAM 1 GB N/A N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB 16 GB 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.55 inches 5.0 inches 4.66 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (323 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.42% - 66.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128x3096 pixels 8 MP / 13 MP, autofocus 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama, Image Stabilization Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 1080p Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 86 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Up to 237 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.1 with A2DP Yes, with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1750 mAh 2000 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
- Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 6 h 40 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)
- Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)