Phone Comparison - ZTE Blade III vs LG Optimus L7 P700 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE LG Alcatel
Announced September 2012 February 2012 January 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Released - May 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black, White Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123 x 63.5 x 10 mm
(4.84 x 2.5 x 0.39 in)
125.5 x 67 x 8.7 mm
(4.94 x 2.64 x 0.34 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 122 g (4.3 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 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 SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Dragon Trail Glass

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradeable to 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon 1 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200 -
RAM 512 MB 512 MB N/A
Internal Memory 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB storage (2.4 GB user available) 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 IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.66 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.43% 62.57% 66.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes Yes, VGA@30fps Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Class 12 Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB 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 HTML5 HTML, Adobe Flash Lite HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB storage (2.4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 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 not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 1700 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by - Up to 550 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)