Phone Comparison - ZTE Blade III vs Samsung Galaxy Young DS vs Alcatel One Touch Star

general General Info

Manufacturer ZTE Samsung Alcatel
Announced September 2012 February 2013 February 2013
Status Available - September 2012 Available - March 2013 Available - March 2013
Colors Black White Black, White, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 123 x 63.5 x 10 mm
(4.84 x 2.5 x 0.39 in)
109.4 x 58.6 x 12.5 mm
(4.31 x 2.31 x 0.49 in)
117.9 x 60.8 x 9.7 mm
(4.64 x 2.39 x 0.38 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 6010
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 6010D (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM7227A Snapdragon 1 GHz Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU Adreno 200 - -
RAM 512 MB 768 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available) 4 GB 4 GB (2.4 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 3.27 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (176 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 58.43% 49.90% 63.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes Yes, VGA@24fps Yes
Front Camera Yes [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 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 hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB storage (2.5 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 4 GB, 768 MB RAM 4 GB (2.4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1600 mAh 1300 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 250 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 6 h 40 min Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)