Phone Comparison - Samsung I8190 Galaxy S III mini vs Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini vs Apple iPhone 5C

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Alcatel Apple
Announced October 2012 August 2013 September 2013
Status Available - November 2012 Coming Soon - Q4 2013 Available - September 2013
Colors White Cranberry Pink, Silver, Slate White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 121.6 x 63 x 9.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.48 x 0.39 in)
127.1 x 62 x 7.9 mm
(5 x 2.44 x 0.31 in)
124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
Weight 111.5 g (3.92.0.18 oz) 96 g (3.39 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012A/6012E
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - 6012D/6012X
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - 6012W
HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.1
Processor Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8420 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6
GPU Mali-400 - PowerVR SGX 543MP3
RAM 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 4 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.0 inches 4.3 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (228 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 59.57% 64.56% 59.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 14.4 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA+, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM (Singlel SIM)/ 8 GB, 512 MB RAM (Dual SIM) 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB (only single SIM version) No

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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion - Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1500 mAh - 1510 mAh
Stand by Up to 450 h (2G)
Up to 430 h (3G)
- Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 14 h 10 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)
- Up to 10 h (3G)