Phone Comparison - LG Optimus 4X HD vs HTC One S C2 vs Alcatel One Touch Idol

general General Info

Manufacturer LG HTC Alcatel
Announced February 2012 May 2012 January 2013
Status Available - June 2012 Available - June 2012 Available - May 2013
Colors Black Black Silver, Slate, Pink, Red, Yellow
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 132.4 x 68.1 x 8.9mm
(5.21 x 2.68 x 0.35in)
130.9 x 65 x 7.8 mm
(5.15 x 2.56 x 0.31 in)
133 x 67.5 x 7.9 mm
(5.24 x 2.66 x 0.31 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 119.5 g (4.2.0.18 oz) 109 g (3.84 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail 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 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Dual-core 1.7 GHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM8260 Snapdragon Dual-core 1 GHz, MTK 6577+
GPU ULP GeForce Adreno 220 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16 GB 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
External Memory Upto 16 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB (dual SIM version)

display Display

Type HD-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.3 inches 4.66 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (256 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (236 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 67.74% 59.98% 66.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection, Touch Focus, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, stereo sound rec., video stabilization Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, HSUPA HSDPA 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v3.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML, Adobe Flash HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 2.4 GB / 13.3 GB (dual SIM version) storage, 512 MB
Expandable Storage Yes No 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2150 mAh 1650 mAh 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 730 h (2G)
Up to 686 h (3G)
- Up to 415 h (2G)
Up to 410 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 9 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 10 h 50 min (3G)
- Up to 7 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)