Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Apple iPhone 3G vs Alcatel One Touch Star

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Alcatel
Announced June 2010 June 2008 February 2013
Status Available - June 2010 Discontinued Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black, White, Orange
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
117.9 x 60.8 x 9.7 mm
(4.64 x 2.39 x 0.38 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 6010
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 6010D (SIM 1 & SIM 2)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR MBX -
RAM 512 MB 128 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 4 GB (2.4 GB user available)
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 50.75% 63.66%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No -
Games Yes + downloadable Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging No Yes
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA HSDPA, HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 4 GB (2.4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No 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-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1420 mAh 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 300 h Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 280 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 4 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)