Phone Comparison - Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra vs Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 vs Sony Xperia T3

general General Info

Manufacturer Alcatel Samsung Sony
Announced January 2013 November 2013 June 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - Q4 2013 Coming Soon - Q3 2014
Colors Red, Black Black, White, Pink Black, White, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 134.4 x 68.5 x 6.5 mm
(5.29 x 2.7 x 0.26 in)
146.8 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
(5.78 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
150.7 x 77 x 7 mm
(5.93 x 3.03 x 0.28 in)
Weight 115 g (4.06 oz) 163 g (5.75 oz) 148 g (5.22 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SM-G7100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 - G7102
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 - D5103
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - D5102
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D5106
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - SM-G7105 LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D5103
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features Dragon Trail Glass - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Dual-core 1.2 GHz, MTK 6577 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928-2 Snapdragon 400 (D5103/D5106)/ Qualcomm MSM8228 (D5102)
GPU PowerVR SXG531T - Adreno 305
RAM N/A 1.5 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Triluminos Display, Mobile BRAVIA engine 2
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5.25 inches 5.3 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (280 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (277 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.35% 68.61% 66.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes yes
Radio Stereo FM radio with RDS FM Radio with Recording FM radio with RDS
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec. Yes, 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.9 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 1.1 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps (21 Mbps - D5102); HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB 8 GB, 1.5 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB 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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 2600 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 400 h (2G)
Up to 400 h (3G)
- Up to 639 h (2G)
Up to 688 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 17 h Up to 12 h 46 min (2G)
Up to 14 h 47 min (3G)