Phone Comparison - Huawei Ascend P1 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol vs Sony Xperia L

general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Alcatel Sony
Announced January 2012 January 2013 March 2013
Status Released - May 2012 Available - May 2013 Available - May 2013
Colors Metallic black, Ceramic white, Soft pink Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow Black, White, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 127.4 x 64.8 x 7.7 mm
(5.02 x 2.55 x 0.3 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
128.7 x 65 x 9.7 mm
(5.07 x 2.56 x 0.38 in)
Weight 110 g (3.88 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, 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, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz Cortext-A9, TI OMAP 4460 Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+ Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8230 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX540 - Adreno 305
RAM 1 GB N/A 1 GB
Internal Memory N/A 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches 4.66 inches 4.3 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 61.82% 66.89% 60.81%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM 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 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash Dual-LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus Face and Smile Detection, Auto Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR for Picture and Movie, Image Stabilizer, Self-timer, Image Sensor, Red-eye Reduction, Sweep Panorama, Touch Focus, Smile Shutter, White Balance, Metering, Image Editor
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes Yes, 720p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 86 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 237 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS Yes, v3.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) 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 HTML HTML HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 1 GB RAM, 4 GB ROM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB 8 GB (5.8 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version) 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1670 mAh 1800 mAh 1750 mAh
Stand by - Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Up to 498 h (2G)
Up to 454 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 8 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 9 h (3G)